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strangles

/ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lz/ /ˈstɹæŋɡəlz/

Meanings
noun
A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi.

Examples :

"The vet confirmed the young horse had strangles, and immediately began treatment to prevent it from spreading to the other animals on the farm. "
disease animal microorganism biology medicine

Related Words

Illustration streptococcus

streptococcus noun

/ˌstrɛptəˈkɑkəs/ /ˌstrɛptoʊˈkɑkəs/

A spherical, gram-positive bacterium of the genus Streptococcus. Although commonly found benignly in the human mouth and gut, and though many species are non-pathogenic, other species can cause diseases including strep throat and more serious conditions.

"My doctor suspects I have strep throat because the culture came back positive for Streptococcus. "

Illustration confirmed

confirmed verb

/kənˈfɜːmd/ /kənˈfɝmd/

To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.

"The teacher's encouraging words confirmed the student's resolve to study harder for the exam. "

Illustration immediately

immediately adverb

/əˈmiːdi.ətli/

In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

"I hope we can begin immediately."

Illustration bacterium

bacterium noun

/bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəm/

A single celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.

"The scientist examined the sample and found a bacterium, a tiny cell without a nucleus, under the microscope. "

Illustration suffocated

suffocated verb

/ˈsʌfəˌkeɪtɪd/ /ˈsʌfəˌkeɪɾɪd/

To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.

"Open the hatch, he is suffocating in the airlock!"

Illustration spreading

spreading verb

/ˈspɹɛdɪŋ/

To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.

"He spread his newspaper on the table."

Illustration strangulation

strangulation noun

/ˌstræŋɡjʊˈleɪʃən/ /ˌstræŋɡjuˈleɪʃən/

The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.

"The strangulation of the wires caused the computer to shut down. "

Illustration treatment

treatment noun

/ˈtɹiːtmənt/

The process or manner of treating someone or something.

"He still has nightmares resulting from the treatment he received from his captors."

Illustration constructed

constructed verb

/kənˈstɹʌktəd/

To build or form (something) by assembling parts.

"We constructed the radio from spares."

Illustration underlying

underlying verb

/ˌʌndərˈlaɪɪŋ/

To lie in a position directly beneath.

"The heavy box underlying the lighter one caused the whole stack to wobble. "

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fluctuations noun

/ˌflʌktʃuˈeɪʃənz/ /ˌflʌktʃueɪˈʃənz/

A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction.

"the fluctuations of the sea"

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infection noun

/ɪnˈfɛkʃən/

The act or process of infecting.

"The infection spread quickly through the classroom after one student got sick. "