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dourine

[ doo-reen ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.
  1. an infectious disease of horses, affecting the genitals and hind legs, caused by a protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma equiperdum.

dourine

/ ˈdʊəriːn /

noun

  1. an infectious venereal disease of horses characterized by swollen glands, inflamed genitals, and paralysis of the hindquarters, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma equiperdum contracted during copulation

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dourine1

1880–85; < French; compare Arabic darin scabby

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dourine1

C19: from French, from Arabic darina to be dirty, scabby

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