strangles
[ strang-guhlz ]
/ ˈstræŋ gəlz /
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noun (used with a singular verb)Veterinary Pathology.
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Origin of strangles
1590–1600; obsolete strangle act of strangling + -s3
Words nearby strangles
strange star, strange to say, strangle, stranglehold, strangler, strangles, strangulate, strangulated hernia, strangulation, strangury, Stranraer
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strangles
/ (ˈstræŋɡəlz) /
noun
(functioning as singular) an acute bacterial disease of horses caused by infection with Streptococcus equi, characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, resulting in abscesses and a nasal dischargeAlso called: equine distemper
Word Origin for strangles
C18: from strangle
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