- streptobacillary
- strep·to·bacillary
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streptobacillary
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streptobacillary — strep·to·ba·cil·la·ry .strep tō bas ə .ler ē, bə sil ə rē adj caused by a streptobacillus <streptobacillary fever> * * * strep·to·bac·il·lary (strep″to basґĭ lar″e) pertaining to or caused by streptobacilli … Medical dictionary
streptobacillary — |streptō+ adjective Etymology: New Latin streptobacillus + English ary : caused by a streptobacillus … Useful english dictionary
streptobacillary fever — ▪ pathology also called haverhill fever , or erythema arthriticum epidemicum acute infection caused by the microorganism Streptobacillus moniliformis, transmitted to humans by rat bite or by the ingestion of contaminated foods and… … Universalium
Rat-bite fever — is an acute, febrile human illness caused by bacteria transmitted by rodents, rats in most cases, which is passed from rodent to human via the rodent s urine or mucous secretions.CausesTwo types of gram negative facultatively anaerobic bacteria… … Wikipedia
rat-bite fever — ▪ pathology also called spirillary rat bite fever or sodoku relapsing type of infection caused by the bacterium Spirillum minus (also called Spirillum minor) and transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected rat. It is characterized… … Universalium
rat-bite fever — n either of two febrile human diseases usu. transmitted by the bite of a rat: a) a septicemia marked by irregular relapsing fever, rashes, muscular pain and arthritis, and great weakness and caused by a bacterium of the genus Streptobacillus (S.… … Medical dictionary
