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dis⋅tem⋅per

1  [dis-tem-per]
–noun
1. Veterinary Pathology.
a. Also called canine distemper. an infectious disease chiefly of young dogs, caused by an unidentified virus and characterized by lethargy, fever, catarrh, photophobia, and vomiting.
b. Also called colt distemper, equine distemper, strangles. an infectious disease of horses, caused by the bacillus Streptococcus equi and characterized by catarrh of the upper air passages and the formation of pus in the submaxillary and other lymphatic glands.
c. Also called cat distemper, feline agranulocytosis, feline distemper, feline infectious enteritis, feline panleukopenia. a usually fatal viral disease of cats, characterized by fever, vomiting, and diarrhea, leading to severe dehydration.
2. a deranged condition of mind or body; a disorder or disease: a feverish distemper.
3. disorder or disturbance, esp. of a political nature.
–verb (used with object)
4. Obsolete. to derange physically or mentally.
Origin:
1300–50; ME distemp(e)ren, destempren (v.) (< MF destemprer) < ML distemperāre, equiv. to L dis- dis- 1 + temperāre to temper

Related forms:
dis⋅tem⋅pered⋅ly, adverb
dis⋅tem⋅pered⋅ness, noun
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canine distemper  
n.  See distemper1.
dis·tem·per 1   (dĭs-těm'pər)   
n.  

    1. An infectious viral disease occurring in dogs, characterized by loss of appetite, a catarrhal discharge from the eyes and nose, vomiting, fever, lethargy, partial paralysis caused by destruction of myelinated nerve tissue, and sometimes death. Also called canine distemper.

    2. A similar viral disease of cats characterized by fever, vomiting, diarrhea leading to dehydration, and sometimes death. Also called feline distemper, panleukopenia.

    3. Any of various similar mammalian diseases.

  2. An illness or disease; an ailment: "He died . . . of a broken heart, a distemper which kills many more than is generally imagined" (Henry Fielding).

  3. Ill humor; testiness.

  4. Disorder or disturbance, especially of a social or political nature.

tr.v.   dis·tem·pered, dis·tem·per·ing, dis·tem·pers

  1. To put out of order.

  2. Archaic To unsettle; derange.


[From Middle English distemperen, to upset the balance of the humors, from Old French destemprer, to disturb, from Late Latin distemperāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin temperāre, to mix properly.]
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Word Origin & History

distemper 
c.1386 (v.), c.1555 (n.), from L. distemperare "vex, make ill," lit. "upset the proper balance of bodily humors," from dis- "un-, not" + temperare "mingle in the proper proportion."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: canine distemper
Function: noun
: DISTEMPER a

Main Entry: dis·tem·per
Pronunciation: dis-'tem-p&r
Function: noun
: a disordered or abnormal bodily state especially of quadruped mammals:as a : a highly contagious virus disease especially of dogs that is marked by fever, leukopenia, and respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological symptoms and that is caused by amorbillivirus called also canine distemper b : STRANGLES c : PANLEUKOPENIA d : a severe frequently fatal infectious nasopharyngeal inflammation of rabbits
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distemper dis·tem·per (dĭs-těm'pər)
n.

  1. An infectious viral disease occurring in dogs, characterized by loss of appetite, a catarrhal discharge from the eyes and nose, vomiting, partial paralysis, and sometimes death.

  2. A similar viral disease of cats characterized by fever, vomiting, diarrhea leading to dehydration, and sometimes death.

  3. Any of various similar mammalian diseases.

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distemper   (dĭs-těm'pər)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. An infectious disease occurring especially in dogs, caused by the canine distemper virus of the genus Morbillivirus. It is characterized by loss of appetite, a discharge from the eyes and nose, vomiting, fever, lethargy, partial paralysis caused by destruction of myelinated nerve tissue, and sometimes death.

  2. An infectious disease of cats caused by the feline panleukopenia virus of the genus Parvovirus, characterized by fever, vomiting, diarrhea leading to dehydration, and sometimes death.


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canine distemper

an acute, highly contagious, disease affecting dogs, foxes, wolves, mink, raccoons, and ferrets. It is caused by a paramyxovirus that is closely related to the viruses causing measles in humans and rinderpest in cattle. A few days after exposure to the virus, the animal develops a fever, becomes apathetic, and refuses food and water. Further signs include coughing and discharges from the eyes and nose; vomiting and diarrhea; and involuntary muscular twitching (chorea), posterior paralysis, or convulsions.

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