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necrobacillosis

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[nek-roh-bas-uh-loh-sis] / ˌnɛk roʊˌbæs əˈloʊ sɪs /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

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

Other Word Forms

  • necrobacillary adjective

Etymology

Origin of necrobacillosis

1905–10; necro- + bacill- ( def. ) + -osis ( def. )

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