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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: whirling diseaseMain Entry: whirl·ing disease Pronunciation: \ˈhwər-liŋ-, ˈwər-\ Function: noun Date: 1946 : an infectious often fatal disease especially of young salmonid fishes (as trout and salmon) that is caused by a protozoan (Myxobolus cerebralis syn. Myxosoma cerebralis) and is marked by skeletal deformities and a tendency to swim in circles 
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