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LISTERIOSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological symptoms
Synonyms:
listeria meningitis; listeriosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("listeriosis" is a kind of...):
infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)
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