quittor

American  

[kwit-er] / ˈkwɪt ər /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

1. purulent infection of horses and other hoofed animals, characterized by chronic inflammation of the lateral cartilage of the foot and formation of fistulas that open above the coronet, usually resulting in lameness.

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quittor British  

/ ˈkwɪtə /

noun

1. vet science infection of the cartilages on the side of a horse's foot, characterized by inflammation and the formation of pus

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Etymology

Origin of quittor

1250–1300; Middle English quittere < Old French cuiture cooking < Latin coctūra, equivalent to coct ( us ) (past participle of coquere to cook ¹ ) + -ūra -ure

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Example Sentences

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quittor

The mode of treatment advocated by Joseph Hughes, M.R.C.V.S., constitutes a very successful manner of handling quittor and we can do no better than quote Dr. J.T.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix

Wounds in the heel and in the posterior parts of the frog are attended with but little danger, unless they are so deep as to injure the lateral cartilages, when quittor may follow.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener

On the other hand, if the attack primarily is one of tendinous quittor, the earliest symptom seen is a well-marked lameness.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener

But no matter what treatment is adopted, a large percentage of the cases of tendinous quittor fail to make good recoveries.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener

Treatment.—The first step in the treatment of an outbreak of quittor should be the removal of all exciting causes.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener

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