LECHUGUILLA FEVER


Meaning of LECHUGUILLA FEVER in English

noun

also lechuguilla poisoning

: a serious intoxication occurring in sheep and goats in the southwestern United States as a result of their feeding on a lechuguilla ( Agave lecheguilla ) and involving necrosis of the liver and kidney accompanied by jaundice and in light-skinned animals photosensitization and dermatitis

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