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stran·gles | \ ˈstraŋ-gəlz 
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\Definition of strangles
: an infectious febrile disease of horses caused by a streptococcus (Streptococcus equi) and marked especially by inflammation and congestion of mucous membranes of the respiratory tract
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strangles
noun plural but singular or plural in constructionstran·gles | \ -gəlz \
\Medical Definition of strangles
: an infectious febrile disease of horses and other equines that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Streptococcus (S. equi), is characterized by inflammation and congestion of mucous membranes and a tendency to swelling and suppuration of the intermaxillary and cervical lymph nodes, usually affects young animals, has a low mortality rate, and confers subsequent immunity after one attack
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The first known use of strangles was circa 1706
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