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stran⋅gles

  [strang-guhlz]
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–noun (used with a singular verb) Veterinary Pathology.
distemper 1 (def. 1b).
Origin:
1590–1600; obs. strangle act of strangling + -s 3
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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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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

Main Entry: stran·gles
Pronunciation: -g&lz
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
: an infectious febrile disease of horsesand other equines that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Streptococcus (S. equi), is characterized by inflammation and congestion of mucous membranes and a tendency to swelling andsuppuration of the intermaxillary and cervical lymph nodes, usually affects young animals, has a low mortality rate, and confers subsequent immunity after one attack
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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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