The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
undulant fever — n. a persistent form of brucellosis, transmitted to people from lower, esp. domestic, animals, or their products, and characterized by an undulating, or recurrent, fever, sweating, and pains in the joints … English World dictionary
Undulant fever — An infectious disease due to the bacteria Brucella that characteristically causes rising and falling fevers, sweats, malaise, weakness, anorexia, headache, myalgia (muscle pain) and back pain. The disease is called undulant fever because the… … Medical dictionary
undulant fever — noun infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache • Syn: ↑brucellosis, ↑Malta fever, ↑Gibraltar fever, ↑Rock fever, ↑Mediterranean … Useful english dictionary
undulant fever — /ˈʌndʒələnt fivə/ (say unjuhluhnt feevuh) noun an irregular, relapsing fever, with swelling of joints, spleen, and rheumatic pains, caused by Brucella melitensis ingested in raw milk of diseased cows and goats; Malta fever; Mediterranean fever;… …
undulant fever — noun Date: 1896 a persistent human brucellosis marked especially by remittent fever, weakness, headache, chills, and weight loss and contracted by contact with infected domestic animals or consumption of their products … New Collegiate Dictionary
undulant fever — noun brucellosis in humans. Origin C19: so named because of the intermittent fever associated with the disease … English new terms dictionary
undulant fever — Pathol. brucellosis. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
undulant fever — noun brucellosis … Wiktionary
undulant fever — heat that comes in waves … English contemporary dictionary
undulant fever — see brucellosis … The new mediacal dictionary
