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Definition of Rinderpest
1. Noun. An acute infectious viral disease of cattle (usually fatal); characterized by fever and diarrhea and inflammation of mucous membranes.
Definition of Rinderpest
1. n. A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also cattle plague, Russian cattle plague, and steppe murrain.
Definition of Rinderpest
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Medical Definition of Rinderpest
1. A viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals caused by morbillivirus. It may be acute, subacute, or chronic with the major lesions characterised by inflammation and ulceration of the entire digestive tract. (12 Dec 1998)