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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024New′castle disease′, [Vet. Pathol.]- Veterinary Diseasesa rapidly spreading virus-induced disease of birds and domestic fowl, as chickens, marked by respiratory difficulty, reduced egg production and, in chicks, paralysis. Also called avian pneumoencephalitis.
- after Newcastle-upon-Tyne, near which the disease was first reported in 1927
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