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laminitis en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English lamina Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English laminitis From lamina + -itis.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A disease of the digital laminae of the hoof
    • For months, the left hind leg put Barbaro’s recovery in serious jeopardy because of laminitis, the often-fatal hoof disease. 2007 January 28, The Associated Press, “Sports Briefing”, in New York Times:

Relateds

laminitic

Translations (4)

sv fång (disease of hooves) · fi laminiitti (disease of hooves) · fi kaviokuume (disease of hooves) · tr arpalama (disease of hooves)