laminitis

English

Etymology

From lamina +‎ -itis.

Noun

laminitis (uncountable)

1. (veterinary medicine) A disease of the digital laminae of the hoof
   • 2007 January 28, The Associated Press, “Sports Briefing”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     For months, the left hind leg put Barbaro’s recovery in serious jeopardy because of laminitis, the often-fatal hoof disease.

Related terms

• laminitic

Translations

disease of hooves

• Finnish: laminiitti; kaviokuume (fi) (in horses)
• Swedish: fång (sv) c
• Turkish: arpalama (tr)