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abortus fever

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
abortus fever /əˌbôrdəs ˈfēvər, əˌbɔrdəs ˈfivər /
▸ noun the most common form of undulant fever in humans.
This disease is caused by the bacterium Brucella abortus, which is also the chief cause of brucellosis in cattle.
– ORIGIN 1920s : from Latin abortus ‘miscarriage’.