laminitis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
    founder.

WordNet

Lam`i*ni"tis noun
Etymology
NL. See Lamina, and -itis.
Definitions
  1. (Far.) Inflammation of the laminæ or fleshy plates along the coffin bone of a horse; founder. Youatt.

Webster 1913