vent gleet

noun

1. vet science inflammation of the cloaca in poultry, characterized by a yellowish discharge accompanied by local swelling and congestion

Example Sentences

I saw many cases of Marek’s, a highly contagious disease that had led to partial blindness in many of them; swollen abdomens, some with over a pound of fluid buildup in their less-than-five-pound body; vent gleet, a fungal infection in the opening of a bird’s reproductive and digestive tract; and lice.

From The Guardian