Meaning of brucellosis in English
Noun
brucellosisEtymology
1930s: from modern Latin Brucella+ -osis: named after Sir David Bruce (1855–1931), the Scottish physician who identified the bacteriumDefinitions
1. infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk productsExamples
- « characterized by fever and headache »
- 2. an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion
Examples
- « transmittable to human beings »