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Etymology
1. leptospirosis
noun. an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever.
Synonyms
- Weil's disease
- canicola fever
- zoonotic disease
- zoonosis
Etymology
- lepto- (English)
- spirosis (English)
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Example sentences of the word leptospirosis
1. Noun, singular or mass
Possums have very sharp teeth and carry a number of pathogens like leptospirosis and salmonella.