locoism

[ loh-koh-iz-uh m ]
/ ˈloʊ koʊˌɪz əm /

noun Veterinary Pathology.

a disease chiefly of sheep, horses, and cattle, caused by the eating of locoweed and characterized by weakness, impaired vision, irregular behavior, and paralysis.
Also called loco, loco disease.

Origin of locoism

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; loco + -ism

Words nearby locoism

loco disease, loco primo citato, loco supra citato, locofoco, locofocoism, locoism, locoman, locomobile, locomote, locomotion, locomotive

British Dictionary definitions for locoism

locoism
/ (ˈləʊkəʊˌɪzəm) /

noun

another word for loco disease