Main Entry: Joh·ne's disease

Pronunciation: \ˈyō-nəz-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Heinrich A. Johne †1910 German bacteriologist

Date: 1907

: a chronic often fatal contagious enteritis of ruminants and especially of cattle that is caused by a bacterium (Mycobacterium paratuberculosis) and is characterized by persistent diarrhea and gradual emaciation