Newcastle disease
noun Veterinary Pathology.
a rapidly spreading virus-induced disease of birds and domestic fowl, as chickens, marked by respiratory difficulty, reduced egg production and, in chicks, paralysis.
Also called
avian pneumoencephalitis.
Origin of Newcastle disease
after
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, near which the disease was first reported in 1927
British Dictionary definitions for newcastle disease
Newcastle disease
noun
an acute viral disease of birds, esp poultry, characterized by pneumonia and inflammation of the central nervous system
Word Origin for Newcastle disease
C20: named after
Newcastle upon Tyne, where it was recorded in 1926