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laminitis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A disease of the digital laminae of the hoof

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences, veterinary, zoology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: founder

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inflammation, redness, rubor

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English lamina Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English laminitis From lamina + -itis.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: laminiitti — disease of hooves
  • Finnish: kaviokuume — disease of hooves
  • Swedish: fång — disease of hooves
  • Turkish: arpalama — disease of hooves