foal immunodeficiency syndrome

noun

A recessive genetic disease that mainly affects two breeds of ponies: the Fell and Dales. Affected foals appear normal at birth, but become weak, and either die or must be euthanized by three months of age due to persistent infections caused by immunodeficiency.

Similar
Fell pony syndromeFIS
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounfoal immunodeficiency syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA recessive genetic disease that mainly affects two breeds of ponies: the Fell and Dales. Affected foals appear normal at birth, but become weak, and either die or must be euthanized by three months of age due to persistent infections caused by immunodeficiency.

    Synonyms: Fell pony syndrome, FIS

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA recessive genetic disease that mainly affects two breeds of ponies: the Fell and Dales. Affected foals appear normal at birth, but become weak, and either die or must be euthanized by three months of age due to persistent infections caused by immunodeficiency.

Similar
Fell pony syndromeFIS
Also see
fell pony syndrome
Cite this entry
APA

foal immunodeficiency syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foal%20immunodeficiency%20syndrome

MLA

“foal immunodeficiency syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foal%20immunodeficiency%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foal immunodeficiency syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foal%20immunodeficiency%20syndrome.

Source: foal immunodeficiency syndrome on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.