| spavin | <veterinary> A disease of horses characterised by a bony swelling developed on the hock as the result of inflammation of the bones; also, the swelling itself. The resulting lameness is due to the inflammation, and not the bony tumour as popularly supposed. Bog spavin, a soft swelling produced by distention of the capsular ligament of the hock; called also blood spavin. Bone spavin, spavin attended with exostosis; ordinary spavin. Origin: OE. Spaveyne, OF. Esparvain, F. Eparvin; akin to OF. Espervier a sparrow hawk, F. Epervier, fr. OHG. Sparwari (G. Sperber), fr. OHG. Sparo sparrow, because this disease makes the horse raise the infirm leg in the manner of a sparrow hawk or sparrow. See Sparrow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| spavined | Affected with spavin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blood spavin | A distention of the veins in the vicinity of the tarsus in a horse, due to pressure from the swelling of bog spavin impeding the return flow of blood. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bog spavin | A chronic synovitis of the tibiotarsal joint in the horse resulting in distention of the joint capsule with fluid; it usually causes little or no lameness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bone spavin | A rarefying osteitis involving the bones of the tarsus of the horse, usually those on the medial surface, resulting in exostoses and ankylosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spavin |
a swelling of the hock joint of a horse; resulting in lameness
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| spavined |
(of horses) afflicted with a swelling of the hock-joint
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| spavin |
A disease of horses characterized by a bony swelling developed on the hock as the result of inflammation of the bones; also, the swelling itself. The resulting lameness is due to the inflammation, and not the bony tumor as popularly supposed. --Harbaugh. [Webster1913]
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[from the Old French espavent]: Any swelling or abnormal growth in or on the hock. A "bog spavin" is a soft swelling on the medial and/or dorsal surface of the hock. A "blood spavin" is an enlarged vein, and a harmless blemish. A "bone spavin" is an exostosis on any of the tarsal bones. Large bone spavins are called "jack spavins". "Blind" or "occult spavins" are exostosises not visible on the exterior of the hock.
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a degenerative bone disease affecting the hock
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| spavin | a swelling of the hock joint of a horse |
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| spavin | (of horses) disabled in the feet or legs |
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