foot-and-mouth disease

  • 21Hand-foot-and-mouth disease — A viral syndrome with a rash on the hands and feet and in the mouth. The internal rash (the enanthem) consists of blisters and little ulcers that may involve not only the lining of the mouth but also the gums, palate, and tongue. The external… …

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  • 22hand, foot and mouth disease — n a usu. mild contagious disease esp. of young children that is caused by an enterovirus (species Human enterovirus A, esp. serotype Human coxsackievirus A16) and is characterized by vesicular lesions in the mouth, on the hands and feet, and… …

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  • 23hand, foot and mouth disease — noun Date: 1966 a usually mild contagious disease especially of young children that is caused by an enterovirus (species Human enterovirus A, especially serotype Human coxsackievirus A16) and is characterized by vesicular lesions chiefly in the… …

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  • 24pseudo-foot-and-mouth disease — n VESICULAR STOMATITIS …

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  • 25infected with foot and mouth disease — affected or contaminated with foot and mouth disease …

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  • 26Foot in Mouth Disease — For the cattle ailment, see foot and mouth disease. Foot In Mouth Disease Studio album by Gob …

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  • 27foot-in-mouth disease — Informal (facetious). the habit of making inappropriate, insensitive, or imprudent statements. [1965 70; pun on FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE, with allusion to FOOT IN MOUTH] * * * foot in mouth disease, the habit or condition of saying tactless or… …

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  • 28foot-in-mouth disease — /ˌfʊt ɪn ˈmaʊθ dəˌziz/ (say .foot in mowth duh.zeez) noun Colloquial a propensity to say injudicious things. Also, foot in the mouth disease. {from foot in mouth with punning reference to foot and mouth disease} …

  • 29foot-in-mouth disease — Informal (facetious). the habit of making inappropriate, insensitive, or imprudent statements. [1965 70; pun on FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE, with allusion to FOOT IN MOUTH] * * * …

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  • 30foot-and-mouth disease — noun a contagious viral disease of cattle and sheep, causing ulceration of the hoofs and around the mouth …

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