dourine

[ doo-reen ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.

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

dourine

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dourine¹

1880–85; < French; compare Arabic darin scabby

Word History and Origins

Origin of dourine¹

C19: from French, from Arabic darina to be dirty, scabby

Example Sentences

Dourine is a nasty venereal disease that affects horses, donkeys, and mules.

From The Verge

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

From The Verge

Dourine continues to infect animals in Asia, Africa, and South America.

From The Verge

Blood is drawn upon arrival, screening for dourine, glanders, equine piroplasmosis and equine infectious anemia, and the horses are monitored by veterinarians.

From New York Times

Dourine is highly contagious and spreads rapidly among unstalled horses.

From Time Magazine Archive