See Also: dermatophilosis(medicine)

travoy (iou) and dermatophilosis (medicine)


travoy (iou)



travoy noun & verb. N. Amer. L19.
[Repr. French Canad. pronunc. of French travail: see TRAVAIL noun3, TRAVOIS.]
A. noun. A small basic sledge used in dragging logs. L19.
b. verb trans. & intrans. Haul (a log or logs) by means of a travoy. L19.

dermatophilosis (medicine)


dermatophilosis


An infectious exudative dermatitis of cattle, sheep, goats, horses, and Other animals (occasionally man) caused by Dermatophilus congolensis; severe (sometimes fatal) dermatophilosis is seen in cattle in the Caribbean, invariable in association with Amblyomma variegatum infestations.

Synonym: proliferative dermatitis, streptothrichosis, streptotrichiasis, streptotrichosis.