Strongylosis
[stron-juh-loh-sis] /ˌstrɒn dʒəˈloʊ sɪs/
noun, Veterinary Pathology.
1.
a disease, especially of horses, caused by an infestation by strongyles and characterized in serious cases by weakness and anemia.
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