Look up: spavin

1. spavin
   [n] - a swelling of the hock joint of a horse
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2. Spavin
   Spav'in noun [ Middle English spaveyne , Old French esparvain , French éparvin ; akin to Old French espervier a sparrow hawk, French épervier , from Old High German sparwāri (G. sperber ), from...
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3. spavin
   <veterinary> A disease of horses characterised by a bony swelling developed on the hock as the result of inflammation of the bones; also, the swelling itself. The resulting lameness is due to the inflammation, and not the bony tumour as popularly supposed. Bog spavin, a soft swelling produced ...
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4. spavin
   noun a swelling of the hock joint of a horse; resulting in lameness
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5. Spavin
   • (n.) A disease of horses characterized by a bony swelling developed on the hock as the result of inflammation of the bones; also, the swelling itself. The resulting lameness is due to the inflammation, and not the bony tumor as popularly supposed.
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6. spavin
   spavin (spăv'in) , 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...
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7. spavin
   Type: Term Pronunciation: spā′vin Definitions: 1. Chronic disorder involving the tarsus (i.e., hock) of the horse. Synonyms: jack spavin, jack
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8. Spavin
   A bone enlargement of the hock resulting in lameness in one or two hind legs.
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9. Spavin
   An unsoundness of the hock which can involve soft tissues (bog spavin) or bone (bone spavin or jack spavin)
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