Medical Dictionary

pearl disease

noun

Medical Definition of PEARL DISEASE

:  tuberculosis of serous membranes (as the pleura or peritoneum) that is characterized by small rounded grayish elevated lesions and occurs chiefly in cattle—called also pearly disease

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