See Also: Cebus(medicine)

lupinosis (iou) and Cebus (medicine)


lupinosis (iou)



lupinosis noun. . L19.
[from LUPIN + -OSIS.]
Poisoning of animals, esp. sheep, after ingestion of lupins, usu. caused by toxins produced by a fungus of the genus Phomopsis growing on the plants.

Cebus (medicine)


cebus


A genus of the family cebidae, subfamily cebinae, consisting of four species which are divided into two groups, the tufted and untufted. C. Apella has tufts of hair over the eyes and sides of the head. The remaining species are without tufts - c. Capucinus, c. Nigrivultatus, and c. Albifrons. Cebus inhabits the forests of central and south america.