coronitis

American  

[kawr-uh-nahy-tis, kor-] / ˌkɔr əˈnaɪ tɪs, ˌkɒr- /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

1. inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.

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Etymology

Origin of coronitis

First recorded in 1885–90; coron(a) + -itis

Example Sentences

It may also result from suppurating corn, from a severe tread or overreach, or from the effects of a slowly progressing suppurating coronitis.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

Apart from severe injury, a particularly troublesome form of coronitis may arise from the condition of the roads.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

Thus, as with simple coronitis, anything lowering the vitality of the parts, and so favouring infection of the skin, may bring about a quittor.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

Prognosis.—In giving a prognosis in a case of coronitis, attention should be paid to the manner in which the condition originated, and the extent, when present, of the wound.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

Treatment—Preventive.—Seeing that at any rate the majority of cases of coronitis result from injuries inflicted by the shoes, we may look at once to that particular for a means of prevention.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton