Laminitis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Laminitis \Lam`i*ni"tis\, n. [NL. See {Lamina}, and {-itis}.]
     (Far.)
     Inflammation of the lamin[ae] or fleshy plates along the
     coffin bone of a horse; founder. --Youatt.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  laminitis
       n : inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof
           to the foot of a horse [syn: {founder}]