cotton disease
11cotton rust — noun 1. : a disease of cotton caused by a rust fungus (Puccinia stakmanii) that produces slightly elevated greenish yellow or orange aecia chiefly on the undersurface of the leaves 2. : a potash deficiency disease of cotton that produces a rusty… …
12Cotton wool spots — An ophthalmoscopic view of the retina showing advanced signs of diabetic retinopathy including two pale cotton wool spots. Cotton wool spots are an abnormal finding on funduscopic exam of the retina of the eye. They appear as puffy white patches… …
13cotton-wool spots — accumulations of axoplasm in the nerve fibre layer of the retina, which indicate disease (e.g. hypertension, connective tissue disease, or AIDS). * * * white or gray soft edged opacities in the retina composed of cytoid bodies; seen in… …
14cotton wilt — noun 1. : a disease of cotton caused by the growth of a fungus (Fusarium vasinfectum) in the water conducting vessels and characterized by wilting, yellowing, blighting, and death 2. : a blight of cotton caused by a fungus (Verticillium albo… …
15cotton anthracnose — noun : a destructive disease of cotton caused by an ascomycete (Glomerella gossypii) that produces reddish brown to light colored or necrotic spots on seedling parts and on leaves, stems, and bolls …
16cotton root rot — noun : a destructive wilting and browning disease of cotton and other plants in the Southwest caused by a fungus (Phymatotrichum omnivorum) …
17cotton-wool spots — accumulations of axoplasm in the nerve fibre layer of the retina, which indicate diseases (e.g. hypertension, connective tissue disease, or AIDS) causing hypoxia (oxygen deficiency) in the nerve fibre layer …
18cotton-dust disease — brown lung or byssinosis …
19plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… …
20respiratory disease — ▪ human disease Introduction any of the diseases and disorders that affect human respiration (respiration, human). Diseases of the respiratory system may affect any of the structures and organs that have to do with breathing, including the… …
