nematodiriasisn.
/ˌnɛmətəʊdᵻˈrʌɪəsɪs/, /nᵻˌmatəʊdᵻˈrʌɪəsɪs/, U.S. /ˈˌnimədoʊdəˈraɪəsəs/, /ˈˌnɛmədoʊdəˈraɪəsəs/, /nəˌmædoʊdəˈraɪəsəs/; see also nemato- comb. form. Veterinary Medicine.
Infestation with nematodes of the genus Nematodirus, which causes severe diarrhoea, dehydration, and rapid loss of weight in young lambs.
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1957 A. Fraser & J. T. Stamp Sheep Husbandry (ed. 3) x. 384 This disease for which the rather ugly word ‘nematodiriasis’ might be used is characterised by its sudden and dramatic appearance in low-ground flocks during late May and early June.
1967 New Scientist 13 July 63/3 Nematodiriasis, a worm-caused disease of young lambs.
1971 Farmers Weekly 19 Mar. 66 (advt.) Frantin Paste halts the scours associated with nematodiriasis and other worm infestations in unweaned lambs.
1991 Parasitology 102 147 The plasticity exhibited in the parasite's life-history is discussed in relation to potential changes in the epidemiology of nematodiriasis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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