rainscald

English

noun
Definitions
  • (pathology) A skin disease made more likely by excessive dampness that facilitates skin penetration by the infectious zoospores; a bacterial infection by Dermatophilus congolensis found mostly in ruminants.

Etymology

Compound from English rain + English scald.

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English

scald

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