/ English Dictionary |
SPIRILLUM FEVER
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The form of ratbite fever occurring in the Far East
Synonyms:
sodoku; spirillum fever
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("spirillum fever" is a kind of...):
ratbite fever (either of two infectious diseases transmitted to humans by the bite of a rat or mouse; characterized by fever and headache and nausea and skin eruptions)