surra
/ˈsʊərə
/ /ˈsʌrə /noun [mass noun]
A parasitic disease of camels and other mammals caused by trypanosomes, transmitted by biting flies and occurring chiefly in North Africa and Asia.The infection in horses (called surra) and dogs is severe and probably uniformly fatal in the absence of adequate treatment.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Marathi sūra 'air breathed through the nostrils'.
- suppressor grid
- suppressor T cell
- supprime
- suppurant
- suppurate
- suppurater
- suppuration
- suppurative
- suppurator
- suppute
- supr.
- supra
- supra-
- supra-angular
- supra-auditory
- supra-auricular
- supra-axillary
- supracargo
- supracaudal
- supracelestial
- supracentenarian
- suprachiasmatic nucleus
- suprachorioid
- suprachorioidal
- suprachorioidea