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Foot rot

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foot rot

 
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–noun
1. Also called fouls, stinkyfoot. Veterinary Pathology. an infection of sheep, causing inflammatory changes in the area of the hoofs and lameness.
2. Plant Pathology. a stem rot at ground level; crown rot.
Origin:
1800–10; foot + rot
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foot rot  
n.  

  1. A degenerative bacterial infection of the feet in certain hoofed animals, especially cattle or sheep, often resulting in loss of the hoof.

  2. A disease of plants in which the stem or trunk rots at its base.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: foot rot
Function: noun
: a progressive inflammation of foot tissues (as between the digits) especially of sheep or cattle; specifically : anecrobacillosis marked by sloughing, ulceration, suppuration, and sometimes loss of the hoof
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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