Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A pyemic inflammation of the joints of young animals which occurs within the first month after birth and is usually connected with disease of the navel. The microbes from the infected navel pass into the system through the veins, causing local inflammation and abscesses in and around the joints.
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Examples
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"Verra good for the rheumatism and joint-ill, they say."
Dragonfly in Amber Gabaldon, Diana 1992
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We ourselves, too, have seen two cases where suppuration of the pedal articulation occurred in the septic pyæmia of foals, a disease known commonly as 'joint-ill,' and characterized by an infected state of the circulation.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot Harry Caulton Reeks
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Three two to three-week-old piglets were submitted to investigate a problem of joint-ill developing at that age in pre-weaning piglets.
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The post-mortem investigation confirmed the presence of purulent joint-ill in two of the piglets and evidence of septicaemia, pneumonia and polyserositis in the third.
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Three piglets were submitted to Thirsk from a nursery unit where seven-week-old pigs were affected with signs of meningitis, joint-ill and respiratory illness.
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Streptococcus suis joint-ill, meningitis and septicaemia.
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