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coronitis

American  
[kawr-uh-nahy-tis, kor-] / ˌkɔr əˈnaɪ tɪs, ˌkɒr- /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.


Etymology

Origin of coronitis

First recorded in 1885–90; coron(a) + -itis


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This affection may therefore follow on a case of acute coronitis, a case of suppurating corn, a case of quittor, a severe case of tread, or may attend a case of laminitis.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks

Definition.—Under the heading of simple coronitis in its acute form we intend to describe those inflammatory conditions of the skin and underlying structures of the coronet occurring without specific cause.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks

Apart from severe injury, a particularly troublesome form of coronitis may arise from the condition of the roads.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks

It occurs, too, as a complication in suppurating corn, in severe tread, in complicated sand-crack, as a result of the spread of suppurative matter in acute coronitis, and in sub-horny quittor.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks

Treatment—Preventive.—Seeing that at any rate the majority of cases of coronitis result from injuries inflicted by the shoes, we may look at once to that particular for a means of prevention.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks

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