johne's disease
1Johne's disease — n a chronic often fatal enteritis esp. of cattle that is caused by Johne s bacillus and is characterized by persistent diarrhea and gradual emaciation called also paratuberculosis …
2Johne's disease — Infobox Disease Name = Johnes disease Caption = DiseasesDB = 33739 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D010283 Johne s disease (pronounced yo knees ) is a contagious, chronic and sometimes fatal… …
3Johne's disease — /yoh neuhz/, Vet. Pathol. a chronic diarrheal disease of cattle and sheep caused by infection with Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, an organism related to the tubercle bacillus. [1905 10; named after H. A. Johne (1839 1910), German scientist] * *… …
4Johne bacillus disease — Joh·ne bacillus, disease (yoґnə) [Heinrich Albert Johne, German pathologist, 1839–1910] see Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis and see under disease …
5Johne's disease — Joh′ne s disease [[t]ˌyoʊ nəz[/t]] n. vet a chronic diarrheal disease of cattle and sheep caused by a bacillus Mycobacterium paratuberculosis[/ex] • Etymology: 1905–10; after H. A. Johne (1839–1910), German scientist …
6Johne's disease — /ˈjoʊniz dəziz/ (say yohneez duhzeez) noun a chronic diarrhoeal disease of cattle and sheep caused by infection with an organism related to the tubercle bacillus. {named after HA Johne, 1839–1910, German scientist} …
7johne's disease — noun Usage: usually capitalized J Etymology: after Heinrich A. Johne : a chronic often fatal enteritis of cattle and less commonly of sheep, goats, and horses that is caused by Johne s bacillus and is characterized by persistent diarrhea and… …
8Johne's disease — noun Etymology: Heinrich A. Johne died 1910 German bacteriologist Date: 1907 a chronic often fatal contagious enteritis of ruminants and especially of cattle that is caused by a bacterium (Mycobacterium paratuberculosis) and is characterized by… …
9Johne's disease — [ jəʊnəz] noun a form of chronic enteritis in cattle and sheep, caused by a mycobacterium. Origin early 20th cent.: named after the German veterinary surgeon Heinrich A. Johne …
10Johne's disease — noun a chronic, contagious and often fatal disease of cattle, sheep and goats, caused by the intestinal bacterium Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract …
