dourine
[ doo-reen ]
nounVeterinary Pathology.
an infectious disease of horses, affecting the genitals and hind legs, caused by a protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma equiperdum.
Origin of dourine
11880–85; <French; compare Arabic darin scabby
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British Dictionary definitions for dourine
dourine
/ (ˈdʊəriːn) /
noun
an infectious venereal disease of horses characterized by swollen glands, inflamed genitals, and paralysis of the hindquarters, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma equiperdum contracted during copulation
Origin of dourine
1C19: from French, from Arabic darina to be dirty, scabby
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