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bighead a general swelling of the head. equine bighead ovine bighead a form of malignant edema due to Clostridium novyi in rams, usually the result of fighting. Called also swelled head. yellow bighead a syndrome of photosensitive dermatitis, causing edema of the ears and face, and a concurrent jaundice in sheep. Usually found in association with poisoning with millet or other Panicum spp. grasses, or Tribulus terrestris; called also geeldikkop, dikoor. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Bighead asked how many people in the class had not had the opportunity to preach. As for me, I tromp, focusing and unfocusing, looking and not looking, through last autumn's leaves flattened by the winter's snow, and I find myself thinking of the line from Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood about Bessie Bighead watching for Gomer Owen, "who kissed her once by the pig-sty when she wasn't looking and never kissed her again although she was looking all the time. Asian carp, which include bighead carp and silver carp, are thought to have escaped from U. |
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