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transport tetany

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
trans-port te-tany
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An often fatal disease of livestock, caused by the stress of prolonged transport in hot and crowded vehicles, and characterized by restlessness, excitement, trismus, tooth-grinding, staggering, etc.

Uncountable

Usage

Synonyms

transit tetany railroad disease railroad sickness

Questions

What does transport tetany mean?
An often fatal disease of livestock, caused by the stress of prolonged transport in hot and crowded vehicles, and characterized by restlessness, excitement, trismus, tooth-grinding, staggering, etc.

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