ABORTUS FEVER


Meaning of ABORTUS FEVER in English

[ ə'bɔ:təs ]

■ noun Medicine the commonest form of undulant fever in humans, caused by the brucellosis bacterium.

Origin

1920s: from L. abortus 'miscarriage'.

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