necrobacillosis

[ nek-roh-bas-uh-loh-sis ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.

1. any disease of cattle, horses, sheep, and swine marked by necrotic areas in which a bacillus, Fusobacterium necrophorum, is found.

Other Words From

• nec·ro·bac·il·lar·y [nek-roh-, bas, -, uh, -ler-ee], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of necrobacillosis¹

1905–10; necro- + bacill- ( def ) + -osis ( def )

Example Sentences

The new density data adds nuance to what wildlife managers have long known: that feeding concentrates animals, creating a conduit for the transmission of diseases that can cause elks’ hooves to rot, like necrobacillosis, or cause cows to abort their first calves, like brucellosis.

From Washington Times