coital exanthema

coital exanthema
Vet. Pathol.
a common venereal disease affecting horses and cattle, caused by a virus and characterized by the appearance of pustules on the mucous membranes of the genital organs and neighboring skin.
[ < L coit(us) (see COITUS) + -AL1]

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