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brucellosis definition

bru·cel·lo·sis (bro̵̅o̅′sə lō′sis)

noun

a disease, esp. in humans and cattle, caused by bacteria (genus Brucella)

Etymology: < ModL, after Sir David Bruce (1855-1931), Scot physician + -osis

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