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farcimen


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Farcy  \Far"cy\,  n.  [F.  farcin;  cf  L.  farciminum  a  disease  of 
  horses,  fr  farcire  See  {Farce}.]  (Far.) 
  A  contagious  disease  of  horses,  associated  with  painful 
  ulcerating  enlargements,  esp.  upon  the  head  and  limbs.  It  is 
  of  the  same  nature  as  glanders,  and  is  often  fatal.  Called 
  also  {farcin},  and  {farcimen}. 
 
  Note:  Farcy,  although  more  common  in  horses,  is  communicable 
  to  other  animals  and  to  human  beings. 
 
  {Farcy  bud},  a  hard,  prominent  swelling  occurring  upon  the 
  cutaneous  surface  in  farcy,  due  to  the  obstruction  and 
  inflammation  of  the  lymphatic  vessels,  and  followed  by 
  ulceration.  --Youatt. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Farcimen  \Far"ci*men\,  Farcin  \Far"cin\,  n.  (Far.) 
  Same  as  {Farcy}.