English Explanatory Dictionary

Pontiac fever

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of legionellosis that is less severe than legionnaires' disease.

Word forms

Pontiac fever

Etymology

Named for Pontiac, Michigan, where the first case was recognised.

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