Newcastle disease

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noun Veterinary Pathology.

a rapidly spreading virus-induced disease of birds and domestic fowl, as chickens, marked by respiratory difficulty, reduced egg production and, in chicks, paralysis.

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Also called a·vian pneu·mo·en·ceph·a·li·tis

[noo-moh-en-sef-uh-lahy-tis, nyoo-] /ˌnu moʊ ɛnˌsɛf əˈlaɪ tɪs, ˌnyu-/ .

Origin of Newcastle disease

After Newcastle-upon-Tyne, near which city the disease was first reported in 1927

Words nearby Newcastle disease

New Canaan, New Canadian, New Carrollton, New Castile, New Castle, Newcastle disease, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle upon Tyne, new chum, New Church, New City

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How to use Newcastle disease in a sentence

Without it, they say, the disease would surely kill her within two years.
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He beat his illness twice, wrote about his battles with the disease, and continued broadcasting even as his health was failing.
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It was a reminder that, as Beyoncé once sang, “Perfection is the disease of a nation,” and her family is hardly flawless.
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World peace, religious tolerance, and an end to global poverty, hunger, and disease.
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Despite the obvious ongoing problems with disease and access to basics, the future of Africa is bright.
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In disease, the amount of solids depends mainly upon the activity of metabolism and the ability of the kidneys to excrete.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Men's lives are as thoroughly blended with each other as the air they breathe: evil spreads as necessarily as disease.
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As a rule, however, persistent glycosuria is diagnostic of diabetes mellitus, of which disease it is the essential symptom.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Here they are seldom abundant, but their constant presence is the most reliable urinary sign of the disease.
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The darkness, or rather the general misapprehension, which prevails on this subject, is a frightful source of disease and misery.
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British Dictionary definitions for Newcastle disease

Newcastle disease

noun

an acute viral disease of birds, esp poultry, characterized by pneumonia and inflammation of the central nervous system

Word Origin for Newcastle disease

C20: named after Newcastle upon Tyne, where it was recorded in 1926

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