How Do You Spell LAMINITIS?

1. Laminitis is a complex and painful hoof condition that primarily affects horses but can also affect other hoofed animals like cows and goats. It refers to the inflammation and degeneration of the laminae, which are the structures that connect the coffin bone (the bone within the horse's hoof) to the hoof wall.

   The onset of laminitis is typically caused by a variety of factors, including metabolic disorders, such as Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) or Cushing's disease, excessive dietary intake of carbohydrates, trauma, overexertion, or even certain medications. The condition is characterized by a disruption in the blood flow to the sensitive laminae, leading to their separation from the hoof wall. This separation causes excruciating pain, which often results in the horse adopting a "founder stance" where they shift their weight back onto their hindquarters to alleviate pressure on the front feet.

   Symptoms of laminitis include lameness, heat in the hooves, an increased digital pulse, visible rings on the hoof wall, reluctance to move or walk, and standing in a stance that relieves the front feet. If left untreated, laminitis can lead to the rotation or sinking of the coffin bone within the hoof, potentially causing permanent damage and even necessitating euthanasia in severe cases.

   Treatment for laminitis involves alleviating the pain and inflammation, often through therapeutic shoeing or trimming, anti-inflammatory medications, stable rest, dietary changes, and management of any underlying conditions that have contributed to its development. Regular hoof care and preventive measures are crucial in reducing the risk of laminitis.

2. 1. Inflammation of any lamina. 2. Founder in horses, inflammation of the laminae of the hoof.

   A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.

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The word laminitis has its roots in Latin and Greek.

The Latin term lamina means thin plate, which refers to the thin horny plates that form the inner layer of the wall of a horse's hoof.

The Greek term itis means inflammation.

Combining these two elements, lamina and itis, gives us laminitis, a word that literally means inflammation of the lamina or inflammation of the hoof.

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