GLOSSARY OF DISEASES. 



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Nasal Polypus, - 

 Navicular Disease, 



Ophthalmia, - - 



Overreaching, - ■ 



Palsy, 



Poll Evil, - - - - 

 Pumiced Foot, - - 



QUITTOR, - - - - 

 QUIDDING THE FoOD, 



Quarter Crack, - - 



Rabies, 



Ringbone, - - - - 



Roaring, - - - - 

 Rupture, - - , - 



A tumor hanging by a nick from the lining of 

 the nostril. 



Injflammation, or anchylosis (growing together) 

 at the joint formed by the coffin-bone and the 

 lower pastern-bone, in connection with the 

 navicular-bone. 



An inflammation of the eye which recurs at 

 regular intervals, and terminates in total 

 blindness of one or both eyes. It is some- 

 times called " Moon blindness." 



Striking the fore legs with the shoe of the hind 

 foot in travelling. 



A suspension of the nervous influence over the 

 muscles. 



An inflammation at the top of the head, re- 

 sulting from a bruise or gall of that part. 



A foot of which the sole, in consequence of 

 disease, descends to a level with or below the 

 wall of the hoof. 



A deeply seated ulceration in the foot, resulting 

 from a neglected or badly treated wound. 



Dropping the partly chewed food ; an indication 

 of sore throat. 



See Sand Crack. 



Hydrophobia. 



A bony enlargement of the pastern near the 

 foot. 



Noisy inspiration, resulting from an obstruc- 

 tion of the air passages of the throat or 

 lungs. 



See Hernia. 



