A condition occurring after castration, especially in horses and pigs, characterized by bacterial infection and fibrosis of the remnant of the spermatic cord, and typically causing pain and lameness; a spermatic cord remnant affected by this condition.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
Definition of scirrhous cord in US English:
scirrhous cord
noun
Medicine
A condition occurring after castration, especially in horses and pigs, characterized by bacterial infection and fibrosis of the remnant of the spermatic cord, and typically causing pain and lameness; a spermatic cord remnant affected by this condition.