liver-rot
[ liv-er-rot ]
nounVeterinary Pathology.
a disease chiefly of sheep and cattle, characterized by sluggishness, weight loss, and local damage to the liver, caused by infection from the liver fluke.
Origin of liver-rot
1First recorded in 1830–40
- Also called distomatosis, fascioliasis, liver fluke disease .
Words Nearby liver-rot
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How to use liver-rot in a sentence
Mould and ergot were prevalent among plants, and flukes producing liver-rot among live stock, especially sheep.
A Short History of English Agriculture | W. H. R. Curtler
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