See Also: histomoniasis(medicine)

producent (iou) and histomoniasis (medicine)


producent (iou)



producent adjective & noun. Now rare. M16.
[Latin producent- pres. ppl stem of producere: see PRODUCE verb, -ENT.]
A. adjective. That produces something or someone; Ecclesiastical Law that brings forward a witness or document. M16.
b. noun. A person who or thing which produces something or someone; Ecclesiastical Law the party producing a witness or document. E17.

histomoniasis (medicine)


histomoniasis


A disease chiefly affecting turkeys, caused by Histomonas meleagridis and characterised by ulcerative and necrotic lesions of the liver and caecum, acute onset, and a high mortality rate. It is transmitted inside the eggs of the nematode Heterakis gallinae, which is primarily responsible for maintaining and spreading the infection.

Synonym: blackhead, infectious enterohepatitis.