geeldikkop

geeldikkop
geel·dik·kop gēl-'dik-.äp n a serious photodynamic disease of southern African sheep due to sensitization to light following the ingestion of some plants and characterized by intense jaundice and a severe facial edema

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  • geeldikkop — n. acute photodynamic disease in sheep in South Africa resulting from sensitization to light subsequent to the ingestion of some plants (characterized by acute jaundice and a serious facial edema) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • geeldikkop — geel·dik·kop …   English syllables

  • geeldikkop — gēlˈdiˌkäp noun ( s) Etymology: Afrikaans, from geel yellow + dikkop, a disease of sheep, from dik thick + kop head more at dikkop : a serious photodynamic disease of southern African sheep due to sensitization to light following the ingestion of …   Useful english dictionary

  • yellow thick head — noun Etymology: translation of Afrikaans geeldikkop : geeldikkop …   Useful english dictionary

  • phylloerythrin — phyl·lo·er·y·thrin .fil ō er ə thrən, i rith rən n a rose red photosensitizing porphyrin pigment formed as a degradation product of chlorophyll in the digestive tract of herbivorous animals and normally excreted esp. in the bile but absorbed by… …   Medical dictionary

  • phylloerythrin — ˌfilōˈerəthrə̇n, ə̇ˈrith noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phyll + erythr + in : a rose red photosensitizing porphyrin pigment formed as a degradation product of chlorophyll in the digestive tract of herbivorous animals and …   Useful english dictionary

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