ringbone

American  

[ring-bohn] / ˈrɪŋˌboʊn /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

1. a morbid bony growth on the pastern bones of a horse, often resulting in lameness.

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ringbone British  

/ ˈrɪŋˌbəʊn /

noun

1. an abnormal bony growth affecting the pastern of a horse, often causing lameness

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Etymology

Origin of ringbone

First recorded in 1515–25; ring ¹ + bone

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Example Sentences

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ringbone

He considers ringbone as articular, periarticular, rachitic and traumatic.

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

A ringbone is the growth of a bony tumor on the ankle.

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

If this fails, some success may be accomplished by point firing in two or three lines over the ringbone.

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

Before there is evidence of an exostosis, diagnosis of ringbone is not easy, for it is then a problem of detecting the presence of a ligamentous sprain, periostitis, or osteitis.

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

The importance of a ringbone depends on its seat and often on its size.

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

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