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bacillary white diarrhea

bacillary white diarrhea

9.8
A serious bacterial infection in young chickens that causes white diarrhea and many deaths
  • noun
  • /bæˈsɪləri waɪt daɪəˈrɪə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : diarrea blanca bacilar
  • The poultry farmer was alarmed to find bacillary white diarrhea spreading rapidly among his young chicks.

Examples

  • Effective sanitation is crucial to prevent bacillary white diarrhea outbreaks in chicken coops.

  • Veterinarians warned that bacillary white diarrhea can cause high losses if not treated promptly.

  • Young chicks can suffer from bacillary white diarrhea.

  • The veterinarian diagnosed the flock with bacillary white diarrhea.

  • To control bacillary white diarrhea, farmers must ensure the chicks are kept in clean and dry conditions.

  • Last summer, a serious outbreak of bacillary white diarrhea resulted in the loss of many young chickens on the farm.

  • If not addressed quickly, bacillary white diarrhea can lead to a devastating number of fatalities among young poultry.

Synonyms

pullorum disease
vsbacillary white diarrhea
  • Specialized
6.8

A sickness caused by germs that spreads easily among young chickens, causing white diarrhea and many deaths

is the general description of the same disease without naming the bacterium

Surface Forms

bacillary white diarrhea singular
bacillary white diarrheas plural

Morphology

bacillary + white + diarrhea

The meaning is directly built from the constituents: 'bacillary' (caused by bacilli/bacteria) + 'white' (colour of stools) + 'diarrhea' (watery stools), yielding a bacterial form of white-coloured diarrhea. This is a straightforward adjective + noun medical description following common compositional patterns (and similar formulations exist in many languages), so a learner who knows the parts can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Bacillary white diarrhea is a plain description: bacillary means caused by 'bacteria', and white diarrhea describes the pale, watery droppings young chicks get. So the name tells farmers and vets that the illness is bacterial and shows as 'white' diarrhea.