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mal de caderas

noun mal de ca·de·ras \ˌmal-də-kə-ˈder-əs\

Medical Definition of MAL DE CADERAS

:  an infectious disease of horses in South America caused by a protozoan parasite of the genus Trypanosoma (T. equinum) in the blood and characterized by rapid emaciation, anemia, blood-colored urine, paresis, and edema—called also derrengadera

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