"brucellosis" in the noun sense
1. brucellosis, undulant fever, Malta fever, Gibraltar fever, Rock fever, Mediterranean fever
infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products characterized by fever and headache
2. brucellosis, contagious abortion, Bang's disease
an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion transmittable to human beings
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