calf diphtheria

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vet science a disease of the throat in young calves caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum, resulting in breathing difficulty and a painful cough

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Words nearby calf diphtheria

calesa, calescent, Calexico, calf, calf bone, calf diphtheria, calf love, calf roping, calf's-foot jelly, calfskin, calf's tongue

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How to use calf diphtheria in a sentence

The dimmed lights and sizeable golden calf on the center of the conference table should tip you off.
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One of his brothers died of diphtheria during the Nazi siege of Leningrad in World War II.
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Independence may well be the modern day Golden Calf to which far too many of us bow down and worship.
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Diphtheria, on the other hand, is perfectly capable of causing an outbreak in a vulnerable population.
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Thankfully, diphtheria has been essentially eliminated in the United States.
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Fibrinous casts are characteristic of fibrinous bronchitis, but may also be found in diphtheria of the smaller bronchi.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
The calf and the bear shall feed: their young ones shall rest together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
A germ flies from a stagnant pool, and the laughing child, its mother's darling, dies dreadfully of diphtheria.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
When he assails a calf, the cow will rush upon him, and one toss from her horns is sufficient to kill him.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne