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a form of fascioliasis seen in cattle and sheep, and occasionally humans, characterized by fibrosis of the liver with anemia and weight loss; severe cases can be fatal. The infecting fluke is Fasciola hepatica.Medical dictionary. 2011.
liver rot — noun a disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by products • Syn: ↑black disease, ↑sheep rot, ↑distomatosis • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease * * * noun : a disease that is caused by liver flukes… … Useful english dictionary
liver-rot — /liv euhr rot /, n. Vet. Pathol. a disease chiefly of sheep and cattle, characterized by sluggishness, weight loss, and local damage to the liver, caused by infection from the liver fluke. Also called distomatosis, fascioliasis, liver fluke… … Universalium
liver-rot — /liv euhr rot /, n. Vet. Pathol. a disease chiefly of sheep and cattle, characterized by sluggishness, weight loss, and local damage to the liver, caused by infection from the liver fluke. Also called distomatosis, fascioliasis, liver fluke… … Useful english dictionary
rot — Synonyms and related words: Texas fever, anthrax, aphthous fever, baloney, bighead, bilge, black quarter, blackleg, blackwater, blah, blah blah, blast, blight, blind staggers, bloody flux, bop, bosh, break down, break up, broken wind, bull,… … Moby Thesaurus
Rot — Rot, n. 1. Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A disease or decay in fruits, leaves, or wood, supposed to be caused by minute fungi. See {Bitter rot}, {Black rot}, etc., below. [1913 Webster] 3. [Cf. G. rotz glanders … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rot. — 1. rotating. 2. rotation. * * * rot «rot», verb, rot|ted, rot|ting, noun, interjection. –v.i. 1. to become rotten; decay; … Useful english dictionary
rot — v., n., & int. v. (rotted, rotting) 1 intr. a (of animal or vegetable matter) lose its original form by the chemical action of bacteria, fungi, etc.; decay. b (foll. by off, away) crumble or drop from a stem etc. through decomposition. 2 intr. a… … Useful english dictionary
rot oil — cod liver oil processed by decomposition … Dictionary of ichthyology
sheep rot — noun a disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by products (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑black disease, ↑liver rot, ↑distomatosis • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
sheep-rot — sheepˈ rot noun Liver rot • • • Main Entry: ↑sheep … Useful english dictionary
