rainscald

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noun

A skin disease made more likely by excessive dampness that facilitates skin penetration by the infectious zoospores; a bacterial infection by Dermatophilus congolensis found mostly in ruminants.

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dermatophilosisstreptothricosisrain rot
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Meanings

nounrainscald (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA skin disease made more likely by excessive dampness that facilitates skin penetration by the infectious zoospores; a bacterial infection by Dermatophilus congolensis found mostly in ruminants.

    Synonyms: dermatophilosis, streptothricosis, rain rot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA skin disease made more likely by excessive dampness that facilitates skin penetration by the infectious zoospores; a bacterial infection by Dermatophilus congolensis found mostly in ruminants.

Similar
dermatophilosisstreptothricosisrain rot

Origin

From rain + scald.

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APA

rainscald. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainscald

MLA

“rainscald.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainscald. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rainscald,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainscald.

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