windgall

American

[wind-gawl] / ˈwɪndˌgɔl /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

a puffy distention of the synovial bursa at the fetlock joint.

windgall British

/ ˈwɪndˌɡɔːl /

noun

vet science a soft swelling in the area of the fetlock joint of a horse

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Other Word Forms

windgalled

adjective

Etymology

Origin of windgall

First recorded in 1515–25; wind ¹ + gall ²

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