Spavin definitions

Spavin

1) Animal disease 2) French word used in English 3) Hock swelling on a horse 4) Resulting in lameness
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Spavin

1) Bog
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spavin

hard bony tumour on a horse's leg
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• (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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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 by distention of the capsular ligament of the hock...
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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 Old High German sparo sparrow, because th...
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Spavin

An unsoundness of the hock which can involve soft tissues (bog spavin) or bone (bone spavin or jack spavin)
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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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