avian diphtheria
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avian diphtheria — fowlpox … Medical dictionary
avian diphtheria — noun : fowl pox b * * * Vet. Pathol. See fowl pox … Useful english dictionary
fowl pox — noun : either of two forms of a virus disease of chickens, turkeys, and various other birds characterized by head lesions: a. : a cutaneous form marked by pustules, warty growths, and scabs especially on the unfeathered skin called also sorehead… … Useful english dictionary
fowl pox — Vet. Pathol. a virus disease of chickens and other birds characterized by warty excrescences on the comb and wattles, and often by diphtherialike changes in the mucous membranes of the head. Also called avian diphtheria, avian pox. [1905 10] * *… … Universalium
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