Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
whirl·ing disease Pronunciation:
'hw&r(-&)l-i[ng]-, 'w&r(-&)l- Function:
noun : an infectious often fatal disease ofsalmonid fish (as trout and salmon) that is caused by a protozoan (
Myxobolus cerebralis syn.
Myxosoma cerebralis) of the order Myxosporidia which attacks cartilage of the head and spinalcord especially of young fish and that causes the fish to swim in circles and is marked by skeletal deformities
