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heaves

[hēvz]
(veterinary medicine)
Chronic emphysema in horses marked by labored breathing due to overdistension of the alveoli. Also known as broken wind.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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