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stringhalt
string·halt S0810900 (strĭng′hôlt′)n. A nervous disorder in horses characterized by spasmodic movements in the hind legs that cause the feet to rise abnormally high. [string, tendon + halt.] string′halt′ed adj.stringhalt (ˈstrɪŋˌhɔːlt) n (Veterinary Science) vet science a sudden spasmodic lifting of the hind leg of a horse, resulting from abnormal contraction of the flexor muscles of the hock. Also called: springhalt [C16: probably string + halt2]string•halt (ˈstrɪŋˌhɔlt) n. a nerve disease of horses causing spasmodic flexing of one or both hind legs. [1515–25] string′halt`ed, string′halt′y, adj. stringhalt
stringhalt (strĭng′hôlt′)n. A nervous disorder in horses characterized by spasmodic movements in the hind legs that cause the feet to rise abnormally high. string′halt′ed adj. |