- vibrionic abortion
- vibrionic abortion n abortion in sheep and cattle associated with vibriosis
Medical dictionary. 2011.
vibrionic abortion
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vib|ri|on|ic — «VIHB ree ON ihk», adjective. of, having to do with, or caused by brios or vibriosis: »vibrionic abortion in cattle and sheep. ╂[< New Latin Vibrio, onis the genus Vibrio + English ic] … Useful english dictionary
