DUMDUM FEVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dumdum fever mean? 

• DUMDUM FEVER (noun)
  The noun DUMDUM FEVER has 1 sense:

1. leishmaniasis of the viscera

  Familiarity information: DUMDUM FEVER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DUMDUM FEVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Leishmaniasis of the viscera

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

Assam fever; dumdum fever; kala-azar; visceral leishmaniasis

Hypernyms ("dumdum fever" is a kind of...):

kala azar; leishmaniasis; leishmaniosis (sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies)