enterotoxemia

enterotoxemia
en·tero·toxemia

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  • Enterotoxemia — is an infection by Clostridium perfringens which affects several types of domesticated animals, but not humans.External links* * http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7 153 10370 12150 12220 26508 ,00.html *… …   Wikipedia

  • enterotoxemia — /en teuh roh tok see mee euh/, n. 1. Vet. Pathol. a systemic disease of livestock, caused by intestinal toxins of the bacterium Clostridium perfringens, characterized by diarrhea and convulsions, and usually rapidly fatal. 2. (not in technical… …   Universalium

  • enterotoxemia — en·tero·tox·emia or chiefly Brit en·tero·tox·ae·mia .ent ə rō .täk sē mē ə n a disease (as pulpy kidney disease of lambs) attributed to absorption of a toxin from the intestine called also overeating disease * * * en·tero·tox·e·mia… …   Medical dictionary

  • enterotoxemia — n. disease of sheep …   English contemporary dictionary

  • enterotoxemia — en•ter•o•tox•e•mi•a [[t]ˌɛn tə roʊ tɒkˈsi mi ə[/t]] n. vet pat systemic toxemia caused by an enterotoxin • Etymology: 1930–35 …   From formal English to slang

  • enterotoxemia — noun a disease of cattle and sheep that is attributed to toxins absorbed from the intestines (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease …   Useful english dictionary

  • Escherichia coli enterotoxemia — edema disease …   Medical dictionary

  • hemorrhagic enterotoxemia — struck …   Medical dictionary

  • infectious enterotoxemia of sheep — pulpy kidney disease in sheep …   Medical dictionary

  • edema disease — enterotoxemia in recently weaned piglets caused by a strain of Escherichia coli that normally colonizes the small intestine; characteristics include edema in various parts of the body, with neurological signs such as circling and ataxia. See also …   Medical dictionary

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