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ruminitis

ruminitis noun: inflammation of the rumen.

Noun

ruminitis (uncountable)

  1. inflammation of the rumen
    • T-2 toxin ingestion results in a severe irritation of the upper digestive tract, including a hemorrhagic ruminitis, due to its cytotoxic effects.2015 August 20, María J. Nichea et al., “Presence of Multiple Mycotoxins and Other Fungal Metabolites in Native Grasses from a Wetland Ecosystem in Argentina Intended for Grazing Cattle”, in Toxins...

Origin of ruminitis

From rumino- + -itis.

Questions about ruminitis

What does ruminitis mean?
Ruminitis means inflammation of the rumen.
What part of speech is ruminitis?
Ruminitis is a noun.

Words near ruminitis in the dictionary

  1. ruminative
  2. ruminatively
  3. ruminator
  4. ruminators
  5. ruminatory
  6. ruminitis
  7. rumino
  8. ruminococcal
  9. ruminococci
  10. ruminococcin
  11. ruminococcus

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