abscessation

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noun

The formation or development of an abscess

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounabscessation (plural abscessations)

plural abscessations

  1. The formation or development of an abscess
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    Differential diagnoses include; hypomagnesaemia [ 27 ], acute hypernatraemia [ 28 ], nervous signs associated with coccidiosis [ 29 ], some presentations of lead poisoning, Aujesky’s disease, brain abscessation, suppurative meningoencephalitis or cerebrocortical necrosis (CCN), [ 30, 31 ], hypovitaminosis A [ 32 ], inherited idiopathic epilepsy of cattle [ 21, 33 ], and bovine familial convulsions and ataxia [ 34 ].

    2015 July 2, Conor G. McAloon et al., “Bovine congenital erythropoietic protoporphyria in a crossbred limousin heifer in Ireland”, in Irish Veterinary Journal, volume 68, →DOI

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