coronitis

American  

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

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

1. inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.

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Etymology

Origin of coronitis

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

Example Sentences

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.

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Specific coronitis will be found described in Chapter IX.

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

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By indicating quittor as a complication of coronitis, however, we denote the more serious form of this disease, in which the wound has taken on a sinuous character, and conducted pus to invasion of the lateral cartilage.

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Prognosis.—In giving a prognosis in a case of coronitis, attention should be paid to the manner in which the condition originated, and the extent, when present, of the wound.

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