Noun: undulant fever 'ún-ju-lunt 'fee-vu(r)
- Infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache
"The farmer contracted undulant fever from handling infected cattle";
- brucellosis, Malta fever, Gibraltar fever, Rock fever, Mediterranean fever
Derived forms: undulant fevers
Type of: infectious disease
Encyclopedia: Undulant fever