tularemic

Variant of tularemia

tularemia definition

☆ tu·la·remia (to̵̅o̅′lə rē′mē ə, tyo̵̅o̅′-)

noun

an infectious disease of rodents, esp. rabbits, caused by a bacterium (Francisella tularensis) and transmitted to humans in handling the flesh of infected animals or by the bite of certain insects: it is characterized in humans by an irregular fever, aching, inflammation of the lymph glands, etc.
also sp. tularaemia tu′·la·rae′mia

Etymology: ModL, after Tulare County, California (< Sp tulares, pl., regions overgrown with tules: see tule) + -emia

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