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overshot fetlock joint [1 record]

Record 1 1999-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Animal Diseases
DEF

Overshot: Said of a partially dislocated fetlock joint, in which the upper bone is driven over or in front of the lower bones.

CONT

1881 Times 18 Jan. 12/1 The horse was suffering from an overshot fetlock joint, which was incurable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine vétérinaire
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

Chez le cheval, déformation du boulet (articulation de l'extrémité inférieure de l'os canon), porté sur l'avant, par suite d'un raccourcissement des tendons des muscles fléchisseurs.

Spanish

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