necrobacillosis

[ nek-roh-bas-uh-loh-sis ]

nounVeterinary Pathology.
  1. any disease of cattle, horses, sheep, and swine marked by necrotic areas in which a bacillus, Fusobacterium necrophorum, is found.

Origin of necrobacillosis

1
1905–10; necro- + bacill- + -osis

Other words from necrobacillosis

  • nec·ro·bac·il·lar·y [nek-roh-bas-uh-ler-ee], /ˌnɛk roʊˈbæs əˌlɛr i/, adjective

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