blue comb disease
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blue comb — kōm n an acute infectious disease of domestic turkeys that is caused by a coronavirus (genus Coronavirus) and is characterized by lack of appetite, weight loss, and wet droppings called also blue comb disease, mud fever … Medical dictionary
blue comb — noun also blue comb disease Etymology: so called from its discoloring effect on the combs of fowls : a severe disease of domestic fowl and certain other birds that resembles Bright s disease of man and is due to unknown causes, although both a… … Useful english dictionary
blue comb — Vet. Pathol. a disease of birds resembling Bright s disease in humans affecting esp. domestic fowl, characterized by fever, sunken eyes, and shriveling of the skin of the wattles, shanks, and comb. Also called x disease. [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
x-disease — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: usually capitalized X : any of various usually virus diseases of obscure etiology and relationships: as a. : a viral encephalitis of man first detected in Australia called also Australian X disease b. : blue comb … Useful english dictionary
black comb — noun : a disease of Australian pullets resembling and perhaps indentical with blue comb … Useful english dictionary
x-disease — /eks di zeez /, n. Vet. Pathol. 1. Also, X disease. hyperkeratosis (def. 2). 2. See blue comb. [1915 20] * * * … Universalium
X-disease — noun see hyperkeratosis * * * /eks di zeez /, n. Vet. Pathol. 1. Also, X disease. hyperkeratosis (def. 2). 2. See blue comb. [1915 20] … Useful english dictionary
new wheat disease — noun or new wheat poisoning : blue comb … Useful english dictionary
pullet disease — noun : blue comb … Useful english dictionary
summer disease — noun : blue comb … Useful english dictionary
