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strangles

stran·gles [ stráng g'lz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
infectious disease of horses: an infectious disease of horses in which they experience inflammation and abscesses of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, causing strangling. It is caused by the bacterium Streptococcus equi. ( takes a singular verb )

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