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trembles
trem·ble T0338000 (trĕm′bəl)intr.v. trem·bled, trem·bling, trem·bles 1. To shake involuntarily, as from excitement or anger; quake. See Synonyms at shake.2. To feel fear or anxiety: I tremble at the very thought of it.3. To vibrate or quiver: leaves trembling in the breeze.n.1. The act or state of trembling.2. trembles A convulsive fit of shaking. Used with the.3. trembles(used with a sing. verb)a. Poisoning of domestic animals, especially cattle and sheep, caused by eating white snakeroot or the composite plant Isocoma pluriflora of the southwest United States and northern Mexico, and characterized by muscular tremors and weakening. Also called milk sickness.b. Any of several other animal diseases characterized by trembling, such as louping ill.
[Middle English tremblen, from Old French trembler, from Vulgar Latin *tremulāre, from Latin tremulus, trembling; see tremulous.]
trem′bler n.trem′bling·ly adv.trem′bly adj.trembles (ˈtrɛmbəlz) n (functioning as singular) 1. (Veterinary Science) Also called: milk sickness a disease of cattle and sheep characterized by muscular incoordination and tremor, caused by ingestion of white snakeroot or rayless goldenrod2. (Pathology) a nontechnical name for Parkinson's diseaseThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  trembles - disease of livestock and especially cattle poisoned by eating certain kinds of snakerootmilk sicknessanimal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings |
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trem·bles (trem'bĕlz), An intoxication of cattle, dogs, goats, horses, rabbits and sheep, caused by eating white snakeroot, Eupatorium rugosum; the active agent is a higher alcohol, tremetol, which in the case of intoxicated cows, is eliminated in their milk, thus causing milk sickness when ingested by humans. [L. tremulus, trembling, fr. tremo, to tremble] trembles (trem'belz) A disease in cattle caused by ingestion of tremetol in plants such as white snakeroot (Eupatorium urticaefolium) or rayless goldenrod (Haplopappus heterophyllus). Symptoms include weakness, anorexia, nausea and vomiting, and prostration, possibly resulting in death. Synonym: tires See: milk sickness; tremetoltrembles
Related to trembles: wreckage, rubbleSynonyms for tremblesnoun disease of livestock and especially cattle poisoned by eating certain kinds of snakerootSynonymsRelated Words |