- dis·tem·per
- /dısˈtɛmpɚ/ noun [noncount]medical : a serious disease of animals (such as dogs and cats) that is easily passed to other animals
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dis·tem·per
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dis|tem|per|a|ture — «dihs TEHM puhr uh chuhr, pruh », noun. Archaic. 1. distempered or disordered condition; disturbance of health or mind. 2. excess; intemperateness … Useful english dictionary
dis|tem|per — dis|tem|per1 «dihs TEHM puhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) an infectious disease of dogs and other animals, accompanied by fever, a short, dry cough, and weakness. It is caused by a virus and affects chiefly young dogs. b) a serious viral disease of… … Useful english dictionary
tem — an·te·mor·tem; an·te·tem·ple; at·tem·per; at·tem·per·a·ment; at·tem·per·ate; at·tem·per·a·tor; aus·tem·per; bi·o·sys·tem·a·ty; con·tem·per; con·tem·pla·ble; con·tem·plant; con·tem·plate; con·tem·plat·ing·ly; con·tem·pla·tion; con·tem·pla·tor;… … English syllables
per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… … English syllables
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
distemper — dis·tem·per dis tem pər n a disordered or abnormal bodily state esp. of quadruped mammals: as a) a highly contagious virus disease esp. of dogs that is marked by fever, leukopenia, and respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological symptoms and… … Medical dictionary
distemperoid — dis·tem·per·oid dis tem pə .rȯid adj resembling distemper specif of, relating to, or being an attenuated canine distemper virus used to develop immunity to natural distemper infection * * * dis·tem·per·oid (dis temґpər oid) an attenuated… … Medical dictionary
distemper — dis|tem|per [dıˈstempə US ər] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: distemperare to combine (liquids in the body that affect health) wrongly ] 1.) a serious infectious disease that affects animals, especially dogs 2.) BrE a type of paint… … Dictionary of contemporary English
distemper — dis|tem|per [ dı stempər ] noun uncount 1. ) a serious infectious disease that affects animals, especially dogs 2. ) thick paint used for painting walls … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
distemperoid — dis·tem·per·oid … English syllables
