quittor

[ kwit-er ]

noun

, Veterinary Pathology.

1. purulent infection of horses and other hoofed animals, characterized by chronic inflammation of the lateral cartilage of the foot and formation of fistulas that open above the coronet, usually resulting in lameness.

quittor

/ ˈkwɪtə /

noun

1. vet science infection of the cartilages on the side of a horse's foot, characterized by inflammation and the formation of pus

Word History and Origins

Origin of quittor¹

1250–1300; Middle English quittere < Old French cuiture cooking < Latin coctūra, equivalent to coct ( us ) (past participle of coquere to cook ¹ ) + -ūra -ure

Word History and Origins

Origin of quittor¹

C13: perhaps from Old French cuiture a boiling, from Latin coctūra a cooking, from coquere to cook

Example Sentences

Among horses it is the agent in the production of necrotic malanders, quittor, and diphtheritic inflammation of the large intestine.

From Project Gutenberg

This form of quittor differs from the cutaneous in that it not only affects the skin and subcutaneous tissues, but involves also the tendons of the leg, the ligaments of the joints, and, in many cases, the bones of the foot as well.

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Causes.—Tendinous quittor is caused by the same injuries and influences that produce the simple form.

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In my own experience I have seen nothing to verify this belief, but I am convinced that young animals are more liable to have tendinous quittor than older ones, and that they are much more likely to make a good recovery.

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Still, cases occur in which there appears to be no existing cause, just as in the other forms of quittor, and it seems fair to conclude that subhorny quittor may also be produced by internal causes.

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