Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
mal de ca·de·ras Pronunciation:
"mal-d&-k&-'der-&s Function:
noun : an infectious disease of horses in So. Americacaused by a protozoan parasite of the genus
Trypanosoma (
T. equinum) in the blood and characterized by rapid emaciation, anemia, blood-colored urine, paresis, and edema called also
derrengadera
