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Haverhill fever

Haverhill fever noun: epidemic arthritic erythema, a form of rat-bite fever caused by the bacterium Streptobacillus moniliformis.

Noun

Haverhill fever (uncountable)

  1. Epidemic arthritic erythema, a form of rat-bite fever caused by the bacterium Streptobacillus moniliformis.

Origin of Haverhill fever

From an outbreak that occurred in Haverhill, Massachusetts, in January 1926.

Questions about Haverhill fever

What does Haverhill fever mean?
Haverhill fever means epidemic arthritic erythema, a form of rat-bite fever caused by the bacterium Streptobacillus moniliformis.
What part of speech is Haverhill fever?
Haverhill fever is a noun.

Words near Haverhill fever in the dictionary

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  2. Haverford
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  4. Havergal
  5. Haverhill
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  7. Haveri
  8. haverim
  9. havering
  10. Haverkamp
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