an infectious venereal disease of horses characterized by swollen glands, inflamed genitals, and paralysis of the hindquarters, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma equiperdum contracted during copulation
Word origin
C19: from French, from Arabic darina to be dirty, scabby
dourine in American English
(dʊˈrin)
noun
a venereal disease of horses and donkeys, caused by a protozoan (Trypanosoma equiperdum) and characterized by inflammation of the genitals and lymph nodes, and paralysis of the hind legs