noun
malignant edema; malignant oedema
Veterinary medical term for a rapidly spreading, often fatal soft tissue infection caused by Clostridium bacteria, primarily in livestock.
牛が悪性水腫を発症すると、急激に症状が悪化する。
When cattle develop malignant edema, symptoms worsen rapidly.
悪性水腫はクロストリジウム属の細菌によって引き起こされる。
Malignant edema is caused by bacteria of the genus Clostridium.
気腫疽 (blackleg) is also a clostridial infection in livestock, but typically affects muscle with gas production, while 悪性水腫 is characterized by severe edema without prominent gas formation.
Compound of 悪性 (malignant) and 水腫 (edema, dropsy). The term is a direct calque from Western medical terminology.