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A disease of cattle, characterised by oedematous swelling of the brisket and the tissues of the neck; the body cavities also contain large quantities of clear straw-coloured transudate; this disease results from right heart failure as a consequence of increased pulmonary resistance, which is in some way associated with movement of animals to high altitudes.
Synonyms: mountain sickness.
(05 Mar 2000)
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