OROYA FEVER


Meaning of OROYA FEVER in English

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

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