PEROSIS


Meaning of PEROSIS in English

pəˈrōsə̇s noun

( plural pero·ses -ōˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pēros maimed + New Latin -osis — more at peromela

: a disorder of chicks, turkey poults, and young swans characterized by enlargement of the hock, twisted metatarsi, and slipped tendons and largely eliminable by additions of choline to the diet

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