strap head (straphed)

In mach., a journal box formed at the end of a connecting-rod. gulação = It. strangolazione, sents proofs of the most intense erosion. A. Geikie, Geol. Sketches, vi. strangle (strang'gl), n. [ 2. pl. An infectious catarrh of the upper air pa ages, especially the nasal cavity, of the horse, a , and mule, a ociated with suppuration of the submaxillary and other lymphatic glands. The disease usually attacks young animals. Enfeebled health, exposure, and neglect are predisposing causes. It may appear as an epizootic in large stables, The mortality is from 2 to 3 per cent. The disease begins with fever and a serous discharge from the nose, which later becomes viscid. At the same time a swelling ap pears under the indicating inflammation and sup puration of the submaxillary glands. The disease ordinarily lasts several weeks. Complications may, however, appear. The throat and neighboring lymphatics may become involved and the infection extend to various parts of the system, giving rise to pyemia. Specific bacteria (streptococci) have been found in the suppurating glands.