brucellosis | ||
1. | [ noun ] (medicine) infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache | |
Synonyms: | Malta_fever Mediterranean_fever gibraltar_fever rock_fever undulant_fever | |
Related terms: | infectious_disease | |
2. | [ noun ] (medicine) an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings | |
Synonyms: | bang's_disease contagious_abortion | |
Related terms: | animal_disease zoonosis | |
Similar spelling: |
brucella Brickell Brockwell Bracewell breughel bruxelles bruce_lee Brazzell Brazelton Braswell Brasuell Brassell |