dourine


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dou·rine

 (do͝o-rēn′)
n.
A contagious disease of horses, asses, and mules caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma equiperdum, which is transmitted during copulation.
[French, from Arabic darina, mangy (said of a female camel), feminine of darin, dirty, from darina, to be dirty; see drn in Semitic roots.]
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dourine

(ˈdʊəriːn)
n
(Veterinary Science) 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
[C19: from French, from Arabic darina to be dirty, scabby]
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