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单词 bluetongue
释义

bluetongue

noun

blue·​tongue ˈblü-ˌtəŋ How to pronounce bluetongue (audio)
: a virus disease chiefly of sheep that is marked by hyperemia, cyanosis, and by swelling and sloughing of the mucous membranes especially about the mouth and tongue and is caused by a reovirus (species Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In 2007, the bluetongue virus—a disease spread by midge bites—began to sweep through herds of sheep and cattle across Europe. Popular Science, 20 May 2020 It is caused by two different viruses: epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHD) and bluetongue virus. Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

bluetongue

noun

blue·​tongue ˈblü-ˌtəŋ How to pronounce bluetongue (audio)
: a noncontagious virus disease especially of sheep that is caused by a reovirus of the genus Orbivirus (species Bluetongue virus) transmitted by biting flies of the genus Culicoides and that is characterized by hyperemia and cyanosis and by swelling and sloughing of the mucous membranes especially about the mouth and tongue

called also soremuzzle

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