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Definition of strongylosis in English: strongylosisnoun ˌstrɒndʒɪˈləʊsɪs Medicine Infestation with or disease caused by strongyles (or, occasionally, other parasitic nematodes), especially in horses, typically resulting in diarrhoea, other gastrointestinal symptoms, and anaemia. [Infection of horses with Strongylus vulgaris may result in thrombosis and aneurysm formation in the mesenteric and other arteries, caused by migration of larval worms.]
Origin Late 19th century. From strongyle + -osis. Definition of strongylosis in US English: strongylosisnounˌstrɒndʒɪˈləʊsɪs Medicine Infestation with or disease caused by strongyles (or, occasionally, other parasitic nematodes), especially in horses, typically resulting in diarrhoea, other gastrointestinal symptoms, and anaemia. [Infection of horses with Strongylus vulgaris may result in thrombosis and aneurysm formation in the mesenteric and other arteries, caused by migration of larval worms.]
Origin Late 19th century. From strongyle + -osis. |