| 释义 |
far·cy
\ˈfärsē\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English farsi, farsin, from Middle French farcin, from Late Latin farcimen, from Latin, sausage, from farcire to stuff — more at farce
1. : glanders; especially : cutaneous glanders
2. : a chronic ultimately fatal disease of cattle that is caused by an actinomycete (Nocardia farcinica or Actinomyces farcinicus), that is marked by indurative lymphadenitis and lymphangitis of the subcutaneous tissues leading to cold abscess formation, and that usually terminates in pulmonary involvement — called also bovine farcy, cattle farcy |