spavin

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S0610400 (spăv′ĭn)n.1. Bog spavin.2. Bone spavin.

[Middle English spaven, from Old French espavain, swelling, perhaps of Germanic origin.]

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(ˈspævɪn) n (Veterinary Science) vet science enlargement of the hock of a horse by a bony growth (bony spavin) or fluid accumulation in the joint (bog spavin), usually caused by inflammation or injury, and often resulting in lameness[C15: from Old French espavin, of unknown origin]

spav•in

(ˈspæv ɪn)

n. 1. a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs due to collected fluids, bony growth, or distention of the veins. 2. a growth or enlargement so formed. [1400–50; late Middle English spaveyne < Old French (e)spavain, esparvain swelling, of uncertain orig.]

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spavin - a swelling of the hock joint of a horse; resulting in lamenessanimal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beingsblood spavin - spavin caused by distension of the veinsbog spavin - spavin caused by collection of fluidsbone spavin - spavin caused by a bony growth

Translations

spavin

(spăv`ĭn), disease of horses affecting the hock joint. There are two types—bog spavin, in which the hock joint is distended as a result of the collection of synovial fluid; and bone spavin, the bony enlargement of the bones that constitute the hock joint. The latter is a form of arthritis and causes inflammation, swelling, and lameness. Spavin can be caused by faulty conformation, strain, or excessive concussion. Treatment consists of rest, corrective shoeing, the application of blistering ointment, and surgery.

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noun a swelling of the hock joint of a horse

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