A degenerative neurological condition found in dogs and horses, especially caused by compression of the spinal cord by the vertebrae, resulting in ataxia, neck pain, muscle weakness, and occasional paralysis; a condition of this type.
Origin
1960s.
Definition of wobbler syndrome in US English:
wobbler syndrome
noun
Medicine
A degenerative neurological condition found in dogs and horses, especially caused by compression of the spinal cord by the vertebrae, resulting in ataxia, neck pain, muscle weakness, and occasional paralysis; a condition of this type.