laminitis

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noun

A disease of the digital laminae of the hoof

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Meanings

nounlaminitis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyA disease of the digital laminae of the hoof

    For months, the left hind leg put Barbaro’s recovery in serious jeopardy because of laminitis, the often-fatal hoof disease.

    2007 January 28, The Associated Press, “Sports Briefing”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

nouninflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From lamina + -itis.

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Translations

Finnish laminiitti, kaviokuume
  • laminiittidisease of hooves
  • kaviokuumedisease of hooves
Swedish fång
  • fångdisease of hooves
Turkish arpalama
  • arpalamadisease of hooves
Cite this entry
APA

laminitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laminitis

MLA

“laminitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laminitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laminitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laminitis.

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