pul|lo|rum disease

pul|lo|rum disease
pul|lo|rum disease «puh LR uhm, -LOHR-»,
a disease of chickens, turkeys, ducks, and some other birds, often fatal to the very young, caused by a toxin-forming bacterium. It affects the reproductive organs of hens with the consequence that chicks may have a well-developed infection when they are hatched.
╂[< Latin pullōrum, genitive plural of pullus young fowl]

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  • pullorum disease — pul·lo·rum disease pə lōr əm , lȯr n a destructive typically diarrheic salmonellosis esp. of the domestic chicken caused by a bacterium of the genus Salmonella (S. pullorum) which is transmitted either through the egg or from chick to chick… …   Medical dictionary

  • pullorum disease — pul•lo′rum disease [[t]pəˈlɔr əm, ˈloʊr [/t]] n. vet a frequently fatal diarrheal disease of young poultry caused by the bacterium Salmonella pullorum and transmitted by the infected hen to the egg • Etymology: 1925–30; < NL (Bacterium)… …   From formal English to slang

  • pullorumdisease — pul·lo·rum disease (pə lôrʹəm, lōrʹ ) n. A contagious, often fatal diarrheal disease of young poultry, caused by the bacterium Salmonella pullorum and usually transmitted by infected hens through their eggs.   [New Latin pullōrum, specific… …   Universalium

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