farcy

American  

[fahr-see] / ˈfɑr si /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

farcies plural

1. a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.

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farcy British  

/ ˈfɑːsɪ /

noun

1. vet science a form of glanders in which lymph vessels near the skin become thickened, with skin lesions and abscess-forming nodules, caused by a bacterium, Burkholderia mallei

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• farcies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of farcy

1375–1425; late Middle English farsy ( n ) < Anglo-French, Middle French farcin < Late Latin farcīminum glandular disease ( Latin farcī ( re ) to stuff + Late Latin -minum for Latin -men noun suffix)

Example Sentences

I have seen in mules acute glanders which required a day's delay to differentiate from strangles; at that time the farcy buds appeared.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

The farcy ulcers may retain their specific form for a considerable time—days or even weeks—but eventually the discharge becomes purulent in character and assumes the appearance of healthy matter.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Phlebitis in the course of the veins of the limbs frequently leads to numerous abscesses, which may be mistaken for farcy ulcerations.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

In 1682 Sollysel, the stable master of Louis XIV, published an account of glanders and farcy, which he considered closely related to each other, although he did not recognize them as identical.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

The inflammation of the lymphatic cords and glands in anasarca does not produce the indurated character which is found in farcy.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.