transport tetany

noun

An often fatal disease of livestock, caused by the stress of prolonged transport in hot and crowded vehicles, and characterized by restlessness, excitement, trismus, tooth-grinding, staggering, etc.

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transit tetanyrailroad diseaserailroad sickness
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Meanings

nountransport tetany (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn often fatal disease of livestock, caused by the stress of prolonged transport in hot and crowded vehicles, and characterized by restlessness, excitement, trismus, tooth-grinding, staggering, etc.

    Synonyms: transit tetany, railroad disease, railroad sickness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn often fatal disease of livestock, caused by the stress of prolonged transport in hot and crowded vehicles, and characterized by restlessness, excitement, trismus, tooth-grinding, staggering, etc.

Similar
transit tetanyrailroad diseaserailroad sickness
Also see
railroad diseaserailroad sicknesstransit tetany
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transport tetany. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transport%20tetany

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“transport tetany.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transport%20tetany. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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