BRUCELLOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brucellosis mean? 

• BRUCELLOSIS (noun)
  The noun BRUCELLOSIS has 2 senses:

1. infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache

2. an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings

  Familiarity information: BRUCELLOSIS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRUCELLOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

brucellosis; Gibraltar fever; Malta fever; Mediterranean fever; Rock fever; undulant fever

Hypernyms ("brucellosis" is a kind of...):

infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

Bang's disease; brucellosis; contagious abortion

Hypernyms ("brucellosis" is a kind of...):

zoonosis; zoonotic disease (an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans)

 Context examples 

B. suis is found in swine and is pathogenic to these species as well as causes brucellosis in humans.

(Brucella suis, NCI Thesaurus)

B. melitensis is found in goats and sheep and is pathogenic to these species as well as causes brucellosis in humans.

(Brucella melitensis, NCI Thesaurus)

B. canis is found in canines where it can cause abortions and causes brucellosis in humans.

(Brucella canis, NCI Thesaurus)

B abortus is found in cattle where it causes abortions and causes brucellosis in humans.

(Brucella abortus, NCI Thesaurus)