ˈlamˌsēktə, ˈläm- noun
or lam·ziek·te -ˌzē-
( -s )
Etymology: Afrikaans lamsiekte, from lam lame, (from Middle Dutch) + siekte disease, sickness, from Middle Dutch, from siek ill, sick; akin to Old High German lam lame and to Old High German sioh sick, ill — more at lame , sick
Africa : botulism of phosphorus-deficient cattle due to ingestion of bones and carrion containing clostridial toxins