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Definition of Bone spavin
1. Noun. Spavin caused by a bony growth.
Medical Definition of Bone spavin
1. A rarefying osteitis involving the bones of the tarsus of the horse, usually those on the medial surface, resulting in exostoses and ankylosis. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bone Spavin
Literary usage of Bone spavin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Law of Horses: Including the Law of Innkeepers, Veterinary Surgeons, Etc by George Henry Hewitt Oliphant, Clement Elphinstone Lloyd, Great Britain (1882)
"Bone-spavin is an affection of the bones of the hock Bone-spavin, joint. When an
undue weight and concussion are thrown on the inner splint bone, ..."
2. The Diseases of Animals: A Book of Brief and Popular Advice on the Care and by Nelson Slater Mayo (1913)
"bone spavin A bone spavin is an inflammation of some of the bones forming the
... The causes of bone spavin may be divided into (1) the predisposing, ..."
3. The Diseases of Animals: A Book of Brief and Popular Advice on the Care and by Nelson Slater Mayo (1920)
"bone spavin A bone spavin is an inflammation of some of the bones forming the
... The causes of bone spavin may be divided into (1) the predisposing, ..."
4. An universal etymological English dictionaryby Nathan Bailey by Nathan Bailey (1737)
"BONE Spavin, a great Cruft as hard as a Bone, which grows on the infide of the
Hoof, on the Heels of a ..."
5. Veterinary medicine and surgery in diseases and injuries of the horse by F. O. Kirby, William Henry Kelly (1883)
"Spavin, bone spavin, Varix, Bog Spavin, Blood Spavin, Broken Knees, Curb, ...
bone spavin. Definition.—Spavin is an exostosis in the region of the hock. ..."
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