Medical Term:
canker
Pronunciation: kang′ker
Definition:
- In cats and dogs, acute inflammation of the external ear and auditory canal.
- In the horse, a process similar to but more advanced than thrush. The horny frog is generally underrun with a whitish, cheeselike exudate, and the entire sole and even the wall of the hoof may be undermined.
See: aphtha
[L. cancer, crab, malignant growth]
