English Explanatory Dictionary

leptospirosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An acute, infectious, febrile disease of both humans and animals, caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira.

Word forms

leptospirosis leptospiroses

Etymology

From Leptospira + -osis.

Synonyms

Weil’s disease canicola fever canefield fever nanukayami fever 7-day fever rat catcher's yellows Fort Bragg fever black jaundice pretibial fever rat fever

Derived words

neuroleptospirosis
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