foot-and-mouth disease
noun
ˈfu̇t-ən(d)-ˈmau̇th- 
: an acute contagious febrile disease especially of cloven-footed animals that is caused by serotypes of a picornavirus (species Foot-and-mouth disease virus of the genus Aphthovirus) and is marked by ulcerating vesicles in the mouth, about the hooves, and on the udder and teats
called also foot-and-mouth, hoof-and-mouth disease
compare hand, foot and mouth disease
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In 1976, the U.S. began importing beef from Japan—ironically, at the time few Japanese even ate beef and that was imported from other countries—but in 2010, the U.S. placed a ban on Wagyu because of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Japan. 
John Mariani, Forbes, 2 June 2022 The Imperial College modeling team should have faced an audit of its models and practices after the foot-and-mouth disease debacle more than 20 years ago. Steve H. Hanke, National Review, 30 Mar. 2022 In 2001, when foot-and-mouth disease swept across Britain, causing millions of farm animals to be slaughtered, the Chinese food industry was widely, and wrongly, blamed. Christina Boyle, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2021 The bonanza ended when the US permanently halted hedgehog shipments from countries with foot-and-mouth disease, a list that included Nigeria. Noelle Mateer, Wired, 12 Aug. 2021 If there were an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the US tomorrow, researchers here would have to beg their Canadian, Australian, or German counterparts for lab space. Nicola Twille, Wired, 6 July 2021 Stem rust, rice blast, foot-and-mouth disease, avian flu, hog cholera. Nicola Twille, Wired, 6 July 2021 Russell and Bajada served Gladstone another 30-day notice on October 22, and at the end of November, Russell says, Gladstone told her that Lily had hand-foot-and-mouth disease; Gladstone told her lawyer in her criminal case that Lily had pneumonia. Bridget Read, Curbed, 2 Feb. 2021 Popular hypotheses held that bats spread Ebola virus, for example, and gazelles foot-and-mouth disease. New York Times, 12 Jan. 2021 See More
John Mariani, Forbes, 2 June 2022 The Imperial College modeling team should have faced an audit of its models and practices after the foot-and-mouth disease debacle more than 20 years ago. Steve H. Hanke, National Review, 30 Mar. 2022 In 2001, when foot-and-mouth disease swept across Britain, causing millions of farm animals to be slaughtered, the Chinese food industry was widely, and wrongly, blamed. Christina Boyle, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2021 The bonanza ended when the US permanently halted hedgehog shipments from countries with foot-and-mouth disease, a list that included Nigeria. Noelle Mateer, Wired, 12 Aug. 2021 If there were an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the US tomorrow, researchers here would have to beg their Canadian, Australian, or German counterparts for lab space. Nicola Twille, Wired, 6 July 2021 Stem rust, rice blast, foot-and-mouth disease, avian flu, hog cholera. Nicola Twille, Wired, 6 July 2021 Russell and Bajada served Gladstone another 30-day notice on October 22, and at the end of November, Russell says, Gladstone told her that Lily had hand-foot-and-mouth disease; Gladstone told her lawyer in her criminal case that Lily had pneumonia. Bridget Read, Curbed, 2 Feb. 2021 Popular hypotheses held that bats spread Ebola virus, for example, and gazelles foot-and-mouth disease. New York Times, 12 Jan. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
foot-and-mouth disease
noun
: an acute contagious febrile disease especially of cloven-hoofed animals that is caused by any of seven serotypes of a picornavirus (species Foot-and-mouth disease virus of the genus Aphthovirus) and is marked by ulcerating vesicles in the mouth, about the hooves, and on the udder and teats
called also aftosa, aphthous fever, foot-and-mouth, hoof-and-mouth disease
compare hand, foot and mouth disease