undulant fever

American

noun

Pathology.

brucellosis.

undulant fever British

noun

another name for brucellosis

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Etymology

Origin of undulant fever

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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Dr. Scott thought Jimmie had something called undulant fever, caused by the unpasteurized milk and cheese that was commonly consumed at that time.

From Literature

In humans, a brucellosis infection can cause undulant fever and fatigue.

From New York Times

Yellowstone bison are known to carry brucellosis, a disease that can cause pregnant cattle to abort and infect humans with undulant fever, which causes fever, weakness and muscle pain.

From Washington Times

But unlike the undulant fever that had afflicted him more than a decade prior, he didn’t get better.

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