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Bang's disease definition

Bang's disease (baŋz)

a type of infectious brucellosis affecting cattle, caused by a bacterium (Brucella abortus) and often resulting in abortion

Etymology: after B. L. F. Bang (1848-1932), Dan veterinarian

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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