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red water
red watern1. (Veterinary Science) a disease of cattle caused by the protozoan Babesia (or Piroplasma) bovis, which destroys the red blood cells, characterized by the passage of red or blackish urine. It is transmitted by tick bites2. (Veterinary Science) any of various other animal diseases characterized by haematuriaThesaurus| Noun | 1. | red water - a disease of cattle; characterized by hematuriaanimal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings |
red water
red water[′red ′wȯd·ər] (biology) red tide (veterinary medicine) A babesiasis of cattle characterized by hematuria following release of hemoglobin by destruction of erythrocytes. A chronic disease of cattle attributed to oxalic acid in the forage; hematuria results from escape of blood from lesions in the bladder. An acute febrile septicemia of cattle, and sometimes horses, sheep, and swine, caused by the bacterium Clostridium hemolyticum and characterized by hemoglobinuria and sometimes intestinal hemorrhages. red water
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