scalma
English edit
Etymology edit
Old High German scalmo (“pestilence”), used in the Middle Ages to designate a malignant disease. See modern German Schelm.
Noun edit
scalma (uncountable)
- (obsolete) A contagious febrile disease of horses, with local lesions of the bronchi, trachea, and larynx, having coughing as a symptom.
References edit
- Veterinary Journal and Annals of Comparative Pathology, p. 81