Definition of Spavin
1. Noun. A swelling of the hock joint of a horse; resulting in lameness.
Definition of Spavin
1. n. A disease of horses characterized by a bony swelling developed on the hock as the result of inflammation of the bones; also, the swelling itself. The resulting lameness is due to the inflammation, and not the bony tumor as popularly supposed.
Definition of Spavin
1. Noun. A disease of horses characterized by a bony swelling developed on the hock as the result of inflammation of the bones. ¹
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Definition of Spavin
1. a disease of horses [n -S] : SPAVINED [adj]
Medical Definition of Spavin
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A disease of horses characterised by a bony swelling developed on the hock as the result of inflammation of the bones; also, the swelling itself. The resulting lameness is due to the inflammation, and not the bony tumour as popularly supposed. Bog spavin, a soft swelling produced by distention of the capsular ligament of the hock; called also blood spavin. Bone spavin, spavin attended with exostosis; ordinary spavin.
Origin: OE. Spaveyne, OF. Esparvain, F. Eparvin; akin to OF. Espervier a sparrow hawk, F. Epervier, fr. OHG. Sparwari (G. Sperber), fr. OHG. Sparo sparrow, because this disease makes the horse raise the infirm leg in the manner of a sparrow hawk or sparrow. See Sparrow.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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