equine encephalitis

[ ee-kwahyn en-sef-uh-lahy-tis, ek-wahyn ]

nounPathology, Veterinary Pathology.
  1. a group of viral diseases that afflict horses, mules, and, in rare cases, humans and other animals, marked by inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.

Origin of equine encephalitis

1
First recorded in 1930–35

Words Nearby equine encephalitis

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