brucellosis
noun/ˌbruːsəˈləʊsɪs/
/ˌbruːsəˈləʊsɪs/
[uncountable]- a disease caused by bacteria that affects cows and that can cause a high temperature in humansWord Origin1930s: from modern Latin Brucella + -osis: named after Sir David Bruce (1855–1931), the Scottish physician who identified the bacterium.
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