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sore mouth

n 1  :  a highly contagious virus disease of sheep and goats that is caused by a poxvirus, occurs esp. in young animals, is characterized by extensive vesiculation and subsequent ulceration about the lips, gums, and tongue, and rarely ends fatally but interferes with nutrition and may be complicated by secondary bacterial infection - called also scabby mouth   2  :  necrobacillosis affecting the mouth : esp  :  CALF DIPHTHERIA .
 
 

 
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