scalma

Meaning

Noun

A contagious febrile disease of horses, with local lesions of the bronchi, trachea and larynx, having coughing as a symptom.

Origin

Old High German scalmo ("pestilence"), used in the Middle Ages to designate a malignant disease. See modern German Schelm.

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