BRUCELLOSIS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache

Synonyms:

brucellosis; Gibraltar fever; Malta fever; Mediterranean fever; Rock fever; undulant fever

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("brucellosis" is a kind of...):

infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings

Synonyms:

Bang's disease; brucellosis; contagious abortion