Definition of Black disease

1. Noun. A disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products.

Exact synonyms: Distomatosis, Liver Rot, Sheep Rot
Generic synonyms: Animal Disease

Medical Definition of Black disease

1. A disease of sheep caused by the bacterium Clostridium novyi, which invades livers damaged by the fluke Fasciola hepatica and causes severe necrosis and death; this disease occurs in nearly all parts of the world, including the U.S. Sometimes called black disease because of the extensive haemorrhages seen on the inner surface of the pelt when it is removed. Synonym: black disease. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Disease

black cataract
black catechu
black cherry
black cherry tree
black cock
black cohosh
black comedy
black cottonwood
black crappie
black currant
black cypress pine
Black Death
Black Death
black diamond
black disease (current term)
black disease (current term)
black duck
black economy
black elder
black elderberry
Black English
Black English Vernacular
black eye
black eye
black felt cup
black fever
black flag
black fly
Black Forest
black fox

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