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单词 swamp fever
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swamp fever


noun Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.

leptospirosis.
Also called infectious anemia of horses. an equine viral disease characterized by weakness and recurring fever, transmitted by contaminated food and water.
malaria.

Origin of swamp fever

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Words nearby swamp fever

swamp buggy, swamp buttonwood, swamp cabbage, swamp cypress, swamper, swamp fever, swampfish, swamphen, swampland, swamp locust, swamp mallow
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Example sentences from the Web for swamp fever

  • It was Barrett's fault the job wasn't a clean one, an' now he picks me out to get the swamp-fever.

    The Gully of Bluemansdyke|A. Conan Doyle
  • Watson's "cub pilot" he was, on the sick list, thin and weak with swamp-fever.

    Gideon's Band|George W. Cable
  • The endemic diseases of the islands are swamp-fever, diarrhœa, beri-beri, and typhoid.

    The Philippine Islands|Ramon Reyes Lala

British Dictionary definitions for swamp fever

swamp fever

noun

Also called: equine infectious anaemia a viral disease of horses characterized by recurring fever, staggering gait, and general debility
US another name for malaria
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for swamp fever

swamp fever
[ swŏmp ]

n.

malaria
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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