louping ill

短语

[医] 羊跳跃病(绵羊脑脊髓炎)

别名

louping-ill louping

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An enzootic and often fatal viral disease of sheep and other domestic animals, spread by ticks. It is characterized by muscular tremors and spasms, followed by more or less complete paralysis. The principal lesion is an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

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词源

From Scots loup (“to leap”), since affected sheep would spring into the air.

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