cattle trucking

English

Alternative forms

• cattle-trucking

Etymology

From cattle truck +‎ -ing.

Noun

cattle trucking (uncountable)

1. (ophthalmology) A diagnostic feature of retinal artery occlusion caused by the segmentation of the blood column within the retinal vessels, as seen on fundoscopy, fundus photography, or fluorescein angiography.

   Synonym: boxcarring

   • 2000, S Beatty, K G Au Eong, “Acute occlusion of the retinal arteries: current concepts and recent advances in diagnosis and management”, in Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine, volume 17, number 5, →DOI, page 326:

     Angiographic findings associated with CRAO and BRAO include delayed filling of the affected vessels, reduced arterial calibre and “cattle-trucking” of the blood column in the branch arteries.

Verb

cattle trucking

1. present participle and gerund of cattle truck