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equine encephalomyelitis

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun equine encephalomyelitis has 1 sense
  1. equine encephalitis, equine encephalomyelitis - encephalitis caused by a virus that is transmitted by a mosquito from an infected horse
    --1 is a kind of encephalitis, cephalitis, phrenitis

Definitions from the Web

Equine Encephalomyelitis

Definition:

Equine encephalomyelitis refers to a group of viral infections that affect horses, causing inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.

Senses:

Sense 1:

Noun: A viral disease affecting horses, characterized by inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.

Sample Sentence:

A vaccination is recommended to protect horses against equine encephalomyelitis.

Sense 2:

Noun: Any of the three main types of equine encephalomyelitis virus: Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE), Western equine encephalomyelitis (WEE), and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis (VEE).

Sample Sentence:

The transmission of equine encephalomyelitis is primarily through mosquitoes.

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