infectious bovine rhinotracheitis

[ rahy-noh-trey-kee-ahy-tis ]

/ ˌraɪ noʊˌtreɪ kiˈaɪ tɪs /

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noun Veterinary Pathology.

an infectious disease of cattle, characterized by inflammation and congestion of the respiratory passages and caused by a herpes virus. Abbreviation: IBR

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Also called red nose.

Origin of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis

rhino- + tracheitis

Words nearby infectious bovine rhinotracheitis

infect, infectee, infection, infectious, infectious anemia of horses, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, infectious canine hepatitis, infectious disease, infectious diseases, infectious hepatitis, infectious laryngotracheitis

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