farcy

[ fahr-see ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.

, plural far·cies.

1. a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.

farcy

/ ˈfɑːsɪ /

noun

1. vet science a form of glanders in which lymph vessels near the skin become thickened, with skin lesions and abscess-forming nodules, caused by a bacterium, Burkholderia mallei

Word History and Origins

Origin of farcy¹

1375–1425; late Middle English farsy ( n ) < Anglo-French, Middle French farcin < Late Latin farcīminum glandular disease ( Latin farcī ( re ) to stuff + Late Latin -minum for Latin -men noun suffix)

Word History and Origins

Origin of farcy¹

C15: from Old French farcin , from Late Latin farcīminum glanders, from Latin farcīmen a sausage, from farcīre to stuff

Example Sentences

It is that in cattle which glanders and farcy are in the horse,—the breaking up of the constitution.

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The lymphatics become indurated and nodular, constituting what veterinarians call farcy pipes and farcy buds.

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Farcy, a disease to which horses are subject, still sometimes miscalled Fashions by country farriers.

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Or a nostrum that shall be sure work on a horse with a farcy?

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Farcy is but one stage of this terrible disease, but is not necessarily fatal while in this stage.

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