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Laminitis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Inflammation of the sensitive laminae of the hoof, especially in horses. Also called founder1.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A disease of the digital laminae of the hoof

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Inflammation of the laminæ or fleshy plates along the coffin bone of a horse; founder.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Inflammation of the laminæ of the hoof of a horse.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

Word Usage

"He suffered something called laminitis, which is a wearing away, as I understand it, of the connective tissue between the hoof and the bone, a very painful condition."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

rubor inflammation redness

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

founder

Same Context

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