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infectious bovine rhinotracheitis

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infec⋅tious bo⋅vine rhi⋅no⋅tra⋅che⋅i⋅tis

[rahy-noh-trey-kee-ahy-tis]
–noun Veterinary Pathology.
an infectious disease of cattle, characterized by inflammation and congestion of the respiratory passages and caused by a herpes virus. Abbreviation: IBR
Also called red nose.


Origin:
rhino- + tracheitis
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Main Entry: infectious bovine rhinotracheitis
Function: noun
: a disease of cattle caused by a herpesvirus (genus Varicellovirus) and characterized by inflammationand ulceration of the nasal cavities and trachea
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