Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Cha·ber·tia Pronunciation:
sh&-'bert-E-&, -'b&rt- Function:
noun : a genus of nematode worms of the family Strongylidaeincluding one (
C. ovina) that infests the colon especially of sheep and causes a bloody diarrhea
Chaábert /sho-ber,/ Philibert (1737–1814), Frenchveterinarian. Chabert is remembered for his classic descriptions of glanders in 1779 and anthrax in 1780.
