lymphangitis
Americannoun
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lymphangitides
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noun
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Origin of lymphangitis
First recorded in 1835–45; lymphang(i)- + -itis
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When greasy heels are complicated by lymphangitis we have a condition very much resembling that of farcy.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
An extremity may be greatly swollen because of the existence of chronic lymphangitis, influenza, or an acute septic infection occasioned by the introduction of pathogenic and aerogenic organisms.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
Sporadic cases of this kind are to be seen occasionally, and are apparently caused by repeated attacks of lymphangitis.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
This disease has previously been known in this country as epizootic lymphangitis, or pseudo-farcy.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
In such instances lymph vessels participate in the disturbance, and the condition then becomes one wherein lymphangitis is the predominant disturbing element.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
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