| CPD | calcium pyrophosphate deposition; cephalopelvic disproportion; cerebelloparenchymal disorder; childh... |
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| CPS | carbamoylphosphate synthetase; cardioplegic perfusion solution; centipoise; cervical pain syndrome; ... |
| TX | a derivative of contagious tuberculin; thromboxane; thyroidectomized; transplantation; treatment |
| NSD | Nairobi sheep disease; neonatal staphylococcal disease; neurosecretory dysfunction; night sleep depr... |
| SCAT | sheep cell agglutination test; sickle cell anemia test; Sports Competition Anxiety Test |
| contagious disease | An infectious disease transmissible by direct or indirect contact; now used synonymously with communicable disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| contagious distribution | <epidemiology> Same as an aggregated distribution. (05 Dec 1998) |
| contagious pustular dermatitis | A specific disease of sheep and goats, caused by the orf virus. This virus is transmissible to man and characterised by vesiculation and ulceration of the infected site. Synonym: contagious ecthyma, contagious pustular dermatitis, scabby mouth, soremouth. Origin: O.E. Orfcwealm, murrain, fr. Orf, cattle, + cwealm, destruction (05 Mar 2000) |
| coccidia of sheep and goats | Eimeria ovina (arloingi), the most common and destructive species in sheep, principal losses being in young lambs; Eimeria minakolyakimovae, a highly pathogenic parasite of sheep; Eimeria parva and Eimeria pallida are frequently found but believed to be of low virulence; Eimeria faurei, Eimeria intricata, Eimeria granulosa, Eimeria ahsata, Eimeria hawkins, Eimeria gilruthi, Eimeria gonzalezi, Eimeria christenseni, Eimeria punctata, Eimeria crandallis, and Eimeria honessi, are found in sheep or goats, and are probably of low pathogenicity. All of these species invade the epithelium of the small intestine. Synonym: coccidia of sheep and goats. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumonia, progressive interstitial, of sheep | Chronic respiratory disease caused by the visna-maedi virus. It was formerly believed to be identical with jaagsiekte (pulmonary adenomatosis, ovine) but is now recognised as a separate entity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pregnancy disease of sheep | A highly fatal metabolic disease of well-nourished ewes in the late stages of pregnancy, especially in ewes carrying twin lambs; it is caused by carbohydrate depletion of the blood and tissues, and is characterised by hypoglycaemia, ketonuria, fatty infiltration of the liver, rapid emaciation, coma, and a high death rate. Synonym: lambing paralysis, lambing sickness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pregnancy toxaemia of sheep | A disease of preparturient ewes characterised primarily by impaired nervous function; the primary predisposing cause is undernutrition in late pregnancy. Synonym: ovine acetonaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulmonary adenomatosis of sheep | A chronic pulmonary disease of sheep of viral origin, caused by a member of Herpesviridae characterised by adenomatous proliferations in the alveoli and small bronchioles resembling neoplasia. Synonym: jaagsiekte. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sheep | 1. <zoology> Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia. The domestic sheep (Ovis aries) varies much in size, in the length and texture of its wool, the form and size of its horns, the length of its tail, etc. It was domesticated in prehistoric ages, and many distinct breeds have been produced; as the merinos, celebrated for their fine wool; the Cretan sheep, noted for their long horns; the fat-tailed, or Turkish, sheep, remarkable for the size and fatness of the tail, which often has to be supported on trucks; the Southdowns, in which the horns are lacking; and an Asiatic breed which always has four horns. 2. A weak, bashful, silly fellow. 3. <zoology> Rocky mountain sheep. 4. <zoology> A shepherd dog, or collie. <botany> Sheep laurel See Argali, Mouflon, and Oorial. Origin: OE. Shep, scheep, AS. Scp, sceap; akin to OFries. Skp, LG. & D. Schaap, G. Schaf, OHG. Scaf, Skr. Chaga. Cf. Sheepherd. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sheep bots | Oestrus ovis larvae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sheep diseases | Diseases of domestic and mountain sheep of the genus ovis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sheep-pox | A highly contagious disease of sheep, chiefly in parts of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and southern Europe, caused by the sheep-pox virus, a member of the family Poxviridae. Synonym: ovinia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nairobi sheep disease | An arbovirus infection of sheep and goats transmitted by ticks. It is characterised by high fever and haemorrhagic gastroenteritis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nairobi sheep disease viruses | A group of viruses of the genus nairovirus, transmitted by the ixodid ticks and producing a lethal gastroenteritis in sheep and goats, especially in africa. Though major veterinary pathogens, their effect on humans has not been firmly established. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infectious necrotic hepatitis of sheep | A disease of sheep caused by the bacterium Clostridium novyi, which invades livers damaged by the fluke Fasciola hepatica and causes severe necrosis and death; this disease occurs in nearly all parts of the world, including the U.S. Sometimes called black disease because of the extensive haemorrhages seen on the inner surface of the pelt when it is removed. Synonym: black disease. (05 Mar 2000) |