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lamsiekte

noun lam·siek·te \ˈlam-ˌsēk-tə, ˈläm-\

Medical Definition of LAMSIEKTE

:  botulism of phosphorus-deficient cattle especially in southern Africa due to ingestion of bones and carrion containing clostridial toxins—called also lame sickness

Variants of LAMSIEKTE

lam·siek·te or lam·ziek·te \-ˌzēk-\

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