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shipping fever — noun a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals are shipped to market) (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑shipping pneumonia •… … Useful english dictionary
shipping fever — ship·ping fever n an often fatal febrile disease esp. of young cattle and sheep that occurs under highly stressful conditions (as shipment over long distances and crowding in feedlots), is marked by high fever and pneumonia, and is caused by… … Medical dictionary
croupous pneumonia — noun 1. : lobar pneumonia 2. : shipping fever of cattle … Useful english dictionary
animal disease — noun a disease that typically does not affect human beings • Hypernyms: ↑disease • Hyponyms: ↑warble, ↑anaplasmosis, ↑aspergillosis, ↑brooder pneumonia, ↑bighead, ↑bovine spong … Useful english dictionary
blood poisoning — noun invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection • Syn: ↑septicemia, ↑septicaemia • Derivationally related forms: ↑septicemic (for: ↑septicemia) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
septicemia — noun invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection • Syn: ↑blood poisoning, ↑septicaemia • Derivationally related forms: ↑septicemic • Hypernyms: ↑sepsis, ↑blood disease, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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