Strangles Definition

strănggəlz
noun
An infectious disease of horses and related animals, caused by the bacterium Streptococcus equi and characterized by inflammation of the nasal mucous membrane and abscesses under the jaw and around the throat that cause a strangling or choking sensation.
American Heritage Medicine
A disease of young horses caused by a bacterial infection (Streptococcus equi) and characterized by inflammation of the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract and by the formation of abscesses in the adjacent lymph nodes.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • equine distemper
verb

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of strangle.

Wiktionary
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Origin of Strangles

  • From Middle English strangle strangulation from stranglen to strangle strangle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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