dourine

American  

[doo-reen] / dʊˈrin /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

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

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dourine British  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of dourine

1880–85; < French; compare Arabic darin scabby

Example Sentences

The United States eradicated dourine in the mid-1950s, but it used to be a real problem in North America.

From The Verge • Aug. 8, 2015

Practically every one of the 10,000 was infected with dourine.

From Time Magazine Archive

But except for a few specimens, most wild horses are starving runts, and subject to a highly contagious equine disease known as dourine.

From Time Magazine Archive

Finally, certain specific diseases, like dourine, glanders, and tuberculosis, localized in the testicles, will cause inflammation.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Although a case of dourine may now and then recover, as a rule the disease is present in the latent stage.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.