SINCE 1828
pullorum disease
noun
pul·lo·rum disease
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Definition of pullorum disease
: a destructive typically diarrheal salmonellosis especially of young domestic chickens that is caused by a bacterium (Salmonella pullorum)
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pullorum disease
noun
pul·lo·rum disease
| \ pə-ˈlōr-əm-, -ˈlȯr-
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Medical Definition of pullorum disease
: a destructive typically diarrheic salmonellosis especially of the domestic chicken caused by a bacterium of the genus Salmonella (S. pullorum) which is transmitted either through the egg or from chick to chick
— called also pullorum
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