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, ↑undulant fever, ↑Malta fever, ↑Gibraltar fever, ↑Mediterranean fever
• Hypernyms: ↑infectious disease
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Pathol.
brucellosis.
[1895-1900; so called from the Rock of Gibraltar, where it is prevalent]
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Rock fever noun
Undulant fever (from Gibraltar)
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Main Entry: ↑rock
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Rock fever,
= undulant fever. (Cf. ↑undulant fever)
╂[< the Rock of Gibraltar, where it is found]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.