foot-and-mouth disease

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Definition of foot-and-mouth disease

: an acute contagious febrile disease especially of cloven-footed animals that is caused by serotypes of a picornavirus (species Foot-and-mouth disease virus of the genus Aphthovirus) and is marked by ulcerating vesicles in the mouth, about the hooves, and on the udder and teats

— called also foot-and-mouth, hoof-and-mouth disease

— compare hand, foot and mouth disease

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Aftosa is foot-and-mouth disease: There is reason to fear that the highway would become a vector for it. — Charles R. Morris, WSJ, "‘The Longest Line on the Map’ Review: The End of the Road," 8 Jan. 2019

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foot-and-mouth disease

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English Language Learners Definition of foot-and-mouth disease

: a serious and often deadly disease of animals (such as cows and sheep)

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foot-and-mouth disease

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Medical Definition of foot-and-mouth disease

: an acute contagious febrile disease especially of cloven-hoofed animals that is caused by any of seven serotypes of a picornavirus (species Foot-and-mouth disease virus of the genus Aphthovirus) and is marked by ulcerating vesicles in the mouth, about the hooves, and on the udder and teats

— called also aftosa, aphthous fever, foot-and-mouth, hoof-and-mouth disease

— compare hand, foot and mouth disease

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foot-and-mouth disease

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