visna

[ vis-nuh ]

/ ˈvɪs nə /

noun

Veterinary Pathology. a disease of sheep, caused by a quickly mutating lentivirus, and affecting the central nervous system.

Nearby words

visitor, visitor centre, visitor's passport, visitorial, vislinsky zaliv, visna, viso, visor, visser 't hooft, vista, vistadome

Origin of visna

First recorded in 1955–60, visna is from the Old Norse word visna to wither

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