infectious laryngotracheitis

[ luh-ring-goh-trey-kee-ahy-tis, -ring- ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.

1. a viral disease of adult chickens, characterized by inflammation and hemorrhage of the larynx and trachea and, in many cases, resulting in asphyxiation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of infectious laryngotracheitis¹

laryngo- + tracheitis

Example Sentences

On his iPhone, he pulls up a list of the vaccines his chickens get: against Newcastle disease, infectious laryngotracheitis, coryza, colibacillosis, salmonella, infectious bronchitis, and fowlpox.

From Science Magazine

The data for the recombination is "convincing," says Walter Fuchs, who heads the National Reference Laboratory for Infectious Laryngotracheitis of Poultry on the island of Riems in Germany.

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