Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brucellosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: bru-cel-losis
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Infection by a bacterium of the genus Brucella, which is carried by ruminants and other mammals, with symptoms including recurring fevers, sweating, weakness, anorexia, headaches, depression, and generalized aches and pains.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There is debate asto whether rangiferine brucellosis spread to North America across the Bering Sea land bridge duringthelast iceage,orifit was introduced in imported Russian reindeer around 1900."
"The clash between Montana and the National Park Service, among other officials and entities that maintain the sprawling park, stems from state authorities' belief that the park's plan to manage its bison herd doesn't do enough to reduce the risk of brucellosis transmission."

Etymology

Etymology tree Translingual Brucella Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English brucellosis From Translingual Brucella + English -osis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

brucelloses (plural)

Derived Forms

brucellotic neurobrucellosis

Frequently Paired Words

brucellergin brucella

Synonyms

abortus fever undulant fever Bang's disease Crimean fever Cyprus fever Gibraltar fever goat fever Italian fever Malta fever Neapolitan fever

Questions

What does brucellosis mean?: Infection by a bacterium of the genus Brucella, which is carried by ruminants and other mammals, with symptoms including recurring fevers, sweating, weakness, anorexia, headaches, depression, and generalized aches and pains.
Where does brucellosis come from?: Etymology tree Translingual Brucella Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English brucellosis From Translingual Brucella + English -osis.

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