English Explanatory Dictionary

melioidosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, endemic to some areas of Southeast Asia and northern Australia.

Word forms

melioidosis meliodosis

Synonyms

Nightcliff gardener's disease Vietnamese time bomb Whitmore disease Whitmore's disease
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