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Johne’s disease

Joh·ne's dis·ease [ yṓnəz di zz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
disease of farm animals: a chronic disease of sheep, cattle, and other domestic animals, with symptoms of diarrhea and loss of weight, caused by a bacterium that is related to the tuberculosis bacterium

[Early 20th century. After H. A. Johne (1839-1910), German veterinary surgeon]
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