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quittor
[ kwit-er ]
/ ˈkwɪt ər /
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noun Veterinary Pathology.
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
/ (ˈkwɪtə) /
noun
vet science infection of the cartilages on the side of a horse's foot, characterized by inflammation and the formation of pus
Word Origin for quittor
C13: perhaps from Old French cuiture a boiling, from Latin coctūra a cooking, from coquere to cook
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