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Marek's disease

Marek's disease proper noun: a contagious viral neoplastic disease in chickens.

Proper noun

Marek's disease

  1. A contagious viral neoplastic disease in chickens.
    Synonyms:
    fowl paralysis

Synonyms of Marek's disease

Origin of Marek's disease

Named after József Marek, a Hungarian veterinarian.

Questions about Marek's disease

What does Marek's disease mean?
Marek's disease means a contagious viral neoplastic disease in chickens.
What part of speech is Marek's disease?
Marek's disease is a proper noun.

Words near Marek's disease in the dictionary

  1. Marefield
  2. Mareham le Fen
  3. Marehan
  4. Marehay
  5. Marek
  6. Marek's disease
  7. marekanite
  8. marekanites
  9. Mareks
  10. Marella
  11. Marellas

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