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

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First recorded in 1830–40

Also called distomatosis, fascioliasis, liver fluke disease .

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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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