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GLOSSARY OF DISEASES. 



EUPTUEE OF THE SuS- 



PENSOEY Ligament, 



Sallendees, - 

 Sand Ceack, - 



SCOUEING, 



SiTFAST, - 



Spavin, - - 

 Speedy Cut, 



Splint, oe S'plent, - 



Staggees, - - - 



Staling, Peofuse, 

 Steangles, - - 



Steanguey, - - 

 Steing Halt, - - 



Suepeit, 



Breaking of the ligament by which the sescu 

 moids, two small bones on the back part of 

 the pastern-joint are kept in place. 



Scurfy eruptions on the inside of the hock-joint 

 of the hind leg. 



A separation of the laminae of the hoof, forming 

 a crack up and down its wall ; when it occurs 

 in the front part of the hoof it is called " toe 

 crack ;" when on one side, " quarter-crack." 



Looseness of the bowels. 



A hardened integument on the back, resulting 



from an obstinate saddle gall. 

 See Bone Spavin. 

 A wound on the inside of the fore leg, near the 



kneee, made by the striking of the shoe of the 



opposite foot in fast travelling. 



A bony enlargement on the side of the leg be- 

 low the knee or hock. 



See Megrims. 



An excessive discharge of urine. 



A disease, sometimes called " colt distemper." 

 A tumor forms under the jaw, and breathing 

 is rendered difficult ; in time the tumor breaks 

 and the patient recovers. 



''Inflammation or spasmodic affection of the 

 neck and bladder." 



A sudden jerking up of one or both of the hind 

 legs, not entirely involuntarily, but to a 

 greater height than is natural, or than is in- 

 tended by the horse. 



A disease much resembling mange, but usually 

 commencing on the neck. It arises in, or is 

 accompanied by, a closing of the pores of the 

 skin of the affected part. 



