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laminitis

laminitis

2 9.9
An illness in horses and similar animals when the hoof tissue becomes inflamed and causes strong pain and difficulty walking
  • noun
  • /ˌlæməˈnɪtɪs/
  • Specialized
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  • But there are any number of cases of laminitis caused by the poisons (endotoxins) related to colic or other diseases where the laminitis passes if diligently treated and the hooves regain their health.
  • laminitis is painful

Examples

  • The horse has laminitis.

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  • Very few surviving horses return to their previous levels of activity, and laminitis often reappears.

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  • I found an interesting bit of information on one of the complex causes of laminitis.

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  • Laminitis can be caused by a variety of very simple things.

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  • Thanks to all for the great info about laminitis.

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  • Wow, the article on a potential treatment for laminitis on the Bloodhorse site's front page today is so encouraging.

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  • Laminitis may occur when a horse eats too much grain or green grass.

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  • But laminitis has been around for a long time, and we still don't know if there is a genetic component to it.

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  • Anecdotally, there have been reports of laminitis following the administration of drugs, especially in the case of corticosteroids.

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  • The veterinarian diagnosed her horse with laminitis, explaining that it involves inflammation of the tissue connecting the hoof to the bone.

Synonyms

founder
vslaminitis
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A painful hoof problem in horses that causes lameness

specifies connection to the pedal bone rather than vague underlying structures

Surface Forms

laminitis singular
laminites plural

Morphology

laminitis = lamina (opaque) = lamina + itis

Formed by the medical suffix '-itis' attached to 'lamina'; the term is technical and not derivable by an average B1 learner who likely does not know 'lamina' or the medical suffix.

Etymology

Laminitis comes from lamina, meaning 'thin layer', and the ending -itis, meaning 'inflammation', like in arthritis. So laminitis is the inflammation of the thin layers that hold a horse's hoof to its bone, which is why it causes severe pain and lameness.