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aphosphorosis

aphosphorosis noun: a deficiency disease especially of domestic cattle caused by inadequate intake of dietary phosphorus and marked by lameness, scouring, and loss of appetite.

Noun

aphosphorosis (uncountable)

  1. A deficiency disease especially of domestic cattle caused by inadequate intake of dietary phosphorus and marked by lameness, scouring, and loss of appetite.

Origin of aphosphorosis

a- + phosphorus + -osis

Questions about aphosphorosis

What does aphosphorosis mean?
Aphosphorosis means a deficiency disease especially of domestic cattle caused by inadequate intake of dietary phosphorus and marked by lameness, scouring, and loss of appetite.
What part of speech is aphosphorosis?
Aphosphorosis is a noun.

Words near aphosphorosis in the dictionary

  1. aphorized
  2. aphorizer
  3. aphorizers
  4. aphorizes
  5. aphorizing
  6. aphosphorosis
  7. aphotic
  8. aphotic zone
  9. aphotic zones
  10. aphotometric
  11. aphototactic

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