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cat-scratch disease

(kat′skrac̸h′)

an ailment characterized by fever and swollen glands and believed to be caused by bacteria transmitted by the scratch or bite of a cat

also cat-scratch fever

See cat-scratch disease in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A disease thought to be transmitted to humans by the scratch or bite of a cat and characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes. Also called cat scratch fever.

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