English Explanatory Dictionary

rainscald

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

rainscald

Etymology

From rain + scald.

Synonyms

dermatophilosis streptothricosis rain rot
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