ȯˈrȯiə- noun
Usage: usually capitalized O
Etymology: oroya from La Oroya, town in Peru where the disease causing it originally appeared
: the acute first stage of bartonellosis characterized by high fever and severe anemia
ȯˈrȯiə- noun
Usage: usually capitalized O
Etymology: oroya from La Oroya, town in Peru where the disease causing it originally appeared
: the acute first stage of bartonellosis characterized by high fever and severe anemia
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012