FARCY


Meaning of FARCY in English

ˈfärsē noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English farsi, farsin, from Middle French farcin, from Late Latin farcimen, from Latin, sausage, from farcire to stuff — more at farce

1. : glanders ; especially : cutaneous glanders

2. : a chronic ultimately fatal disease of cattle that is caused by an actinomycete ( Nocardia farcinica or Actinomyces farcinicus ), that is marked by indurative lymphadenitis and lymphangitis of the subcutaneous tissues leading to cold abscess formation, and that usually terminates in pulmonary involvement — called also bovine farcy, cattle farcy

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