perosis
/pəˈrəʊsɪs/Veterinary Med.
noun
A deformity of the leg in poultry involving dislocation of the gastrocnemius tendon, thought to be the result of a dietary deficiency.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Science. From ancient Greek πήρωσις maiming from πηροῦν to maim (from πηρός maimed, of uncertain origin) + -σις.
- green jersey
- greenkeeper
- greenkeeping
- Greenland
- Greenlander
- Greenland falcon
- Greenland halibut
- Greenlandic
- Greenlandish
- greenlandit
- greenlandite
- Greenlandman
- Greenland poppy
- Greenland right whale
- Greenland Sea
- Greenland shark
- Greenland whale
- Greenland yard
- green lane
- green laver
- green leek
- greenless
- greenlet
- green light
- Green Line