louping ill

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. uncountable

词形变化

louping-ill alternative louping alternative

词源

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