strangles
noun
stran·gles
ˈstraŋ-gəlz 
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: an infectious febrile disease of horses caused by a streptococcus (Streptococcus equi) and marked especially by inflammation and congestion of mucous membranes of the respiratory tract
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—Texas A&m University, Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2020
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Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 21 Sep. 2022
The weight of what’s left unsaid strangles interactions.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 May 2022
Since strangles is easily transmitted between horses, vaccination is an important tool for minimizing the spread of this disease.
—Texas A&m University, Houston Chronicle, 20 June 2020
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strangles
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
stran·gles
-gəlz
: an infectious febrile disease of horses and other equines that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Streptococcus (S. equi), is characterized by inflammation and congestion of mucous membranes and a tendency to swelling and suppuration of the intermaxillary and cervical lymph nodes, usually affects young animals, has a low mortality rate, and confers subsequent immunity after one attack
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