English Explanatory Dictionary

paratuberculosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A disease of ruminants caused by a subspecies of Mycobacterium avium; Johne's disease
  2. A disease similar to tuberculosis in which the living bacillus is not present

Word forms

paratuberculosis

Etymology

From para- + tuberculosis.

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