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Lameness vs Laminitis - What's the difference?

lameness | laminitis |

As nouns the difference between lameness and laminitis

is that lameness is a impediment to walking due to the feet or legs while laminitis is (veterinary medicine) a disease of the digital laminae of the hoof.

lameness

English

Noun

  • A impediment to walking due to the feet or legs.
  • :His lameness may have prevented him from walking but it didn't stop him from running for public office.
  • (informal) The quality of being lame, pathetic or uncool.
    • I can't believe the lameness of the special effects in that movie.

    Anagrams

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    laminitis

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (veterinary medicine) A disease of the digital laminae of the hoof
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 28, author=The Associated Press, title=Sports Briefing, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=For months, the left hind leg put Barbaro’s recovery in serious jeopardy because of laminitis , the often-fatal hoof disease. }}

    See also

    *(wikipedia "laminitis")