tularemia
/ˌt(j)uːləˈɹiːmɪə/
tularemia noun: an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis.
Noun
tularemia (uncountable)
- An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis.
- Tularemia, an infectious disease spread by ticks, kills 150 or so people a year in America.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 372
- Synonyms:
- deer fly fever, Ohara's fever, Pahvant Valley plague, rabbit fever
tularemia meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian
tularemia in Tamil
- டூலரீமியா நோய்
tularemia in Malay
- infectious disease
- tularemia
tularemia in Indonesian
- infectious disease
- tularemia
Synonyms of tularemia
Forms of tularemia
| alternative form | tularaemia |
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Origin of tularemia
Tulare County, California, where it was discovered, + -emia
Words formed from tularemia
Questions about tularemia
- What does tularemia mean?
- Tularemia means an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis.
- What is tularemia in Tamil?
- Tularemia in Tamil is டூலரீமியா நோய். See Tularemia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tularemia?
- Tularemia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tularemia?
- Tularemia is pronounced /ˌt(j)uːləˈɹiːmɪə/.
Words near tularemia in the dictionary
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