Noun: dengue fever 'deng-gey'fee-vu(r)
- An infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
"Dengue fever is sometimes called 'breakbone fever' due to the severe joint pain it causes";
- dengue, dandy fever, breakbone fever
Derived forms: dengue fevers
Type of: infectious disease
Encyclopedia: Dengue fever