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rainscald en · NOUN

Etymology

From rain + scald.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A skin disease made more likely by excessive dampness that facilitates skin penetration by the infectious zoospores; a bacterial infection by Dermatophilus congolensis found mostly in ruminants.

Coordinates

pastern dermatitis · mud fever · scratches

Synonyms

streptothricosis · rain rot · dermatophilosis