azoturia
Americannoun
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an elevated level of nitrogenous compounds in the urine.
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Also called Monday morning disease. Veterinary Pathology. a disease of horses, especially draft horses returning to work after several days of inactivity and heavy feeding, characterized by muscle stiffness, paralysis, excessive sweating, and excretion of dark urine.
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It is especially important to provide for the subject to be exercised when there is atrophy of the quadriceps muscles following azoturia.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
A horse with tetanus or azoturia sweats profusely.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
Nervous subjects, it is known, are more prone to azoturia than are those of lymphatic temperament.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
Inflammation of the kidneys is a common complication of azoturia.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
In azoturia of horses and in infectious diseases, the inflammation is nearly always acute.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
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