catarrhal
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The zoo discovered the virus after six African antelope fell ill and died in October of malignant catarrhal fever.
From Los Angeles Times
The zoo says Thursday that they made the “difficult yet responsible decision” to euthanize the mountain goats last month because of malignant catarrhal fever.
From Seattle Times
But the politeness that kills faster than any other is that of the consumptive, bronchially-affected, or catarrhal patient.
From Project Gutenberg
The morbid changes occurring in the viscera are described by Curschmann as follows: The mucous surfaces may be the seat of pustules, diffuse purulent infiltration, and catarrhal, croupous, or diphtheritic inflammation.
From Project Gutenberg
It is this irritation, however, which needs to be treated, and not the catarrhal inflammation, which is only a symptom of it.
From Project Gutenberg
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