English Explanatory Dictionary

cat scratch disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A relatively benign disease, characterized by swollen lymph nodes, caused by the bacterium Bartonella henselae normally carried by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis.

Word forms

cat scratch disease cat-scratch disease

Synonyms

CSD cat scratch fever cat-scratch fever felinosis inoculation lymphoreticulosis subacute regional lymphadenitis Teeny's disease

Related words

catscratch rat-bite fever
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