brucellosis | (noun) an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings | Synonyms: Bang's disease, contagious abortion |
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(noun) infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache | Synonyms: Gibraltar fever, Malta fever, Mediterranean fever, Rock fever, undulant fever |
brucine | (noun) a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica | - |
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