Malta fever
BrucellosisBrucellosis
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Brucellosis
More definitions
- infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache
Origin
From the fact that the disease first came to the attention of British medical officers inFrom the fact that the disease first came to the attention of British medical officers in Malta.
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Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache:brucellosisundulant feverGibraltar feverRock feverMediterranean fever
Lessons for this word
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