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Distemper

/dɪsˈtɛmpə(ɹ)/

A viral disease of animals, such as dogs and cats, characterised by fever, coughing and catarrh.

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📖 Definitions of "Distemper"

noun

1
A viral disease of animals, such as dogs and cats, characterised by fever, coughing and catarrh.
2
A disorder of the humours of the body; a disease.
3
A glue-based paint.
4
A painting produced with this kind of paint.

verb

1
To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of.
2
To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual; to disorder; to disease.
3
To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humoured, or malignant.
4
To intoxicate.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Distemper"

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Word	Definition
epidemical	(obsolete) Alternative form of epidemic. [Of, related to, or being an epidemic: a widespread outbreak of disease in humans.]
caninenoun	Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.
frenzynoun	A state of wild activity or panic.
chronicalnoun	Misspelling of chronicle. [A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.]
panleukopenianoun	A distemper of cats caused by a strain of Parvovirus.
canine distemper virusnoun	A single-stranded RNA virus, the viral agent that causes canine distemper, of the genus Morbillivirus, a member of the family Paramyxoviridae.
panleucopenianoun	Alternative form of panleukopenia. [A distemper of cats caused by a strain of Parvovirus.]
panleukopaenianoun	Alternative spelling of panleukopenia. [A distemper of cats caused by a strain of Parvovirus.]
hardpadnoun	canine distemper
hemobartonellosisnoun	(veterinary science) An infectious disease found in cats, caused by Mycoplasma haemofelis.
catarrhal fevernoun	Bovine malignant catarrhal fever.
swine fevernoun	(pathology) A contagious, usually fatal, disease of pigs, causing fever, skin lesions and convulsions, caused by Pestivirus C (CSFV).
kennel coughnoun	A respiratory infection in dogs.
tibovirusnoun	(pathology, virology) Any virus that is primarily transmitted by a tick.
bovine papular stomatitisnoun	A disease in cattle caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae.
tick fevernoun	(pathology) any of various diseases transmitted by ticks
norwalknoun	(medicine, virology) Designating a calicivirus affecting humans, characterized by severe vomiting and diarrhea.
deerpoxnoun	A disease of deer caused by infection with viruses of the genus Cervidpoxvirus
malignant catarrhal fevernoun	Ellipsis of bovine malignant catarrhal fever. [A fatal lymphoproliferative disease that affects bovines.]
feline infectious peritonitisnoun	(veterinary medicine) An uncommon but usually fatal cat disease caused by an aberrant immune response to infection with feline coronavirus (FCoV).