necrobacillosis

American  

[nek-roh-bas-uh-loh-sis] / ˌnɛk roʊˌbæs əˈloʊ sɪs /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

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

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Other Word Forms

• necrobacillary adjective

Etymology

Origin of necrobacillosis

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