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bru•cel•lo•sis

Pronunciation: (brOO"su-lō'sis), [key]
—n. Pathol., Vet. Pathol.
infection with bacteria of the Brucella genus, frequently causing spontaneous abortions in animals and remittent fever in humans. Also called undulant fever, Malta fever, Mediterranean fever, Rock fever.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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