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quittor
[ kwit-er ]
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.
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
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quittor1
C13: perhaps from Old French cuiture a boiling, from Latin coctūra a cooking, from coquere to cook
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Example Sentences
We have already remarked that this is a point of interest to be remembered in connection with the operation for quittor.
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The overlapping of the edges of the crack before referred to occasionally gives rise to the condition known as false quittor.
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It may thus occur as a sequel to quittor, complicated sand-crack, suppurating corn, and punctured wounds of the feet.
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In complicated sand-crack, suppurating corn, or in ordinary pricked foot quittor may be a sequel.
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Any other diseased condition of the foot in which suppuration is present may in like manner terminate in quittor.
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