See Also: maedi(medicine)
maedi(dictionary)
maedi virus(medicine)
Visna maedi virus(medicine)
visna-maedi virus(medicine)

maedi (iou)



maedi noun. M20.

Veterinary Medicine. A slowly progressive form of interstitial pneumonia in sheep and goats, caused by the maedi-visna virus. Cf. VISNA.
Comb.: maedi-visna noun & adjective (a) noun maedi; visna; (b) adjective designating the lentivirus that causes both these diseases.