- grass staggers
- grass staggers n pl but sing in constr GRASS TETANY
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1. locoism. 2. lactation tetany.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
grass staggers
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grass tetany — /gras ˈtɛtəni/ (say grahs tetuhnee) noun a disease of cattle and sheep marked by staggering, convulsions and coma, caused by reduction of blood calcium and magnesium when overeating on lush pastures. Also, grass staggers …
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Phalaris staggers — head nodding, incoordination, and sometimes convulsions in ruminants grazing on certain species of Phalaris (canary grass). The etiology is unknown, but it occurs more often in cool weather when the grass is growing rapidly … Medical dictionary
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