SINCE 1828
snuffles
noun plural
snuf·fles
| \ ˈsnəf-əlz
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Medical Definition of snuffles
1
: sniffles sense 1
2
usually singular in construction
: a respiratory disorder in animals marked especially by catarrhal inflammation and sniffling: as
a
: a disease of the upper respiratory tract of rabbits that is often a precursor of pneumonia
b
: bullnose
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