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Noun: splenic fever  'splee-nik 'fee-vu(r)
  1. A highly infectious animal disease (especially of cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people
    - anthrax

Derived forms: splenic fevers

Type of: zoonosis, zoonotic disease

Encyclopedia: Splenic fever