(n.) The cushionlike projection, bearing a tuft of long hair, on the back side of the leg above the hoof of the horse and similar animals. Also, the joint of the limb at this point (between the great pastern bone and the metacarpus), or the tuft of hair.
Example Sentences:
(1) Axial sesamoid injury appeared to be an indication of severe fetlock trauma due to condylar fracture.
(2) A technique enabling simultaneous visualisation of skin and underlying bony structures in the walking horse was used to quantify skin displacements on the lateral surface of carpal, tarsal and fetlock joints.
(3) Synovial distention of the affected fetlock joints and a pain response to fetlock flexion were typical findings.
(4) The sites of bony attachment of the tendons, ligaments, and fibrous portion of the joint capsules of the equine metacarpophalangeal (fetlock) joint region were determined by gross dissection.
(5) Low molecular weight polysulfated glycosaminoglycan (PSGAG) stimulated net collagen and glycosaminoglycan synthesis by normal and arthritic equine fetlock cartilage tissues in organ culture.
(6) Wound healing patterns were significantly different (P less than 0.05) in the fetlock wounds and metatarsal wounds.
(7) What seemed at first a whoa-ful tale to be reined in, has now become a bit of a mare, neigh an un-fetlocked disaster, as it gallops into one of the week's mane stories.
(8) Flexion of the fetlock aided passage of the arthroscope into the proximal tendon sheath regions.
(9) Using a computer, data were analyzed for differences in the 4 measurements between treated and control wounds, between fetlock wounds and metatarsal wounds, and among groups 1, 2, and 3.
(10) Desmitis of the fetlock annular ligament was diagnosed in 30 horses during a period of eight years.
(11) The fetlock canal and proximal regions of the tendon sheath were examined by redirecting the arthroscope.
(12) Differences between computed and experimentally obtained values of the torque of the tendon loads with respect to the fetlock joint ranged from -4 to +13%.
(13) Radiographs of all 4 fetlocks of 71 Standardbred racehorses were obtained at 3-month intervals for 1 year.
(14) The dorsal branch of the ulnar nerve does not extend below the fetlock.
(15) Lameness predominated in 1 limb at a trot, although fetlock flexion frequently elicited lameness in other affected limbs.
(16) The cast was applied, with the fetlock and foot in weightbearing position, from the proximal portion of the metacarpus distal to and including the foot.
(17) The hock could be flexed or extended without influencing the position of the stifle joint, and the fetlock and proximal interphalangeal joints could be extended while the hock was maintained in flexion.
(18) Analgesia was measured by determining the latency to onset of the skin twitch and hoof withdrawal reflexes following noxious thermal stimulation of the withers and fetlock, respectively.
(19) The lesions were distributed in many parts of the body involving the medial canthus, shoulder and pectoral regions, knee and fetlock joints, abdominal wall and prepuce.
(20) The occurrence of ASB was combined with kyphosis of the spine, false posture of the rear legs, dystasia, hyperextension of the fetlock, arthrosis of the ankle joint, and anomalies of the claws.
Hoof
Definition:
(n.) The horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc.
(n.) A hoofed animal; a beast.
(n.) See Ungula.
(v. i.) To walk as cattle.
(v. i.) To be on a tramp; to foot.
Example Sentences:
(1) Radiography failed to reveal distal displacement of P3 in 8 animals, but the remaining 4 animals had an accentuation of the dorsal proximal hoof wall and cavitation of the coronary band visible on lateral radiographs.
(2) In a sign of anger on the Tory right at the change, the former defence secretary said the policy had been "made on the hoof" to appease a small and vocal minority.
(3) Pilot trials are described in which BHS, a Czechoslovak fasciolicide, was employed for mass treatment of fasciolosis in cloven-hoofed animals in wild-animals' reserves at the rate of 30 mg body weight using BHS-medicated feed.
(4) Corner to USA though... 1.33am BST 20 mins More tempo in the American play now, but Belgium intercept again, and Mirallas torments them down the Belgian right flank before hitting a low cross in that's hoofed safely clear.
(5) As time ticked away, however, Leicester's frustration grew, and they began to resort to hoofing the ball towards the visitors' penalty area.
(6) It consisted of an underdeveloped humerus, a duplicated ulna, several carpal bones, a partially duplicated metacarpal bone and three digits with three hoofs.
(7) Regular hoof care twice a year reduced the udder disease rate.
(8) More often than not it's passed around at the back for a while, then eventually hoofed witlessly up one of the flanks, where any slim chance of creating bother is immediately lost.
(9) Neuer hoofs a long ball upfield, straight down the middle.
(10) The playmaker hoofs a wild shot many yards over the bar.
(11) The analytical results indicated that a lipid fraction from all of these sources contained ceramide, galactose, galactosamine, sulfate, and sialic acid in equimolar amounts, and that the fractions were similar to the ungulic acid isolated earlier from a horse's hoof.
(12) Information concerning soundness, return to intended purpose, and cosmetic appearance of the limb and hoof was obtained.
(13) He hoofs the ball upfield, David Silva keeps it in play on the touchline, skips inside and sends a diagonal ball into the penalty area for Aguero to chase.
(14) The contact area may be changed if the heel of the hoof is compressible under load or if the usually non-supportive sole of the hoof is involved in ground contact.
(15) A rabbit antiserum against bovine hoof prekeratin was used to immunohistochemically stain the intermediate filaments of biliary epithelium and was shown to stain more than 90% of the cells in the isolated cell population.
(16) Hoof alterations are only painful in cases, where the corium is irritated.
(17) Squamous cell carcinoma of the hoof wall, with resultant invasion of the right hind distal phalanx, was identified in a 15-year-old Thoroughbred stallion.
(18) Cow differences were not significant for hoof growth but were for a few wear rates.
(19) Keratin filament polypeptides were purified from calf hoof stratum corneum with the aim of studying the in vitro assembly process and determining structural parameters of reconstituted filaments.
(20) Whereupon Gove went back into his customary role of baiting Hunt for making up Labour's education policy on the hoof.