- breakbone fever
- noun Date: 1855 dengue
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breakbone fever
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Breakbone fever — Break bone fe ver (Med.) See {Dengue}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
breakbone fever — ☆ breakbone fever [brāk′bōn΄ ] n. DENGUE … English World dictionary
Breakbone fever — An acute mosquito borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache, fever, prostration, severe joint and muscle pain, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy) and rash. The presence (the “dengue triad”) of fever,… … Medical dictionary
breakbone fever — Dengue Den gue (d[e^][ng] g[asl]), n. [See Note, below.] (Med.) A specific epidemic disease attended with high fever, cutaneous eruption, and severe pains in the head and limbs, resembling those of rheumatism; called also {breakbone fever}. It… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
breakbone fever — noun an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints • Syn: ↑dengue, ↑dengue fever, ↑dandy fever • Hypernyms: ↑infectious disease … Useful english dictionary
breakbone fever — noun dengue fever … Wiktionary
breakbone fever — n. infectious disease characterized by a high fever and pain in the muscles and joints (occurs in tropic regions such as India, Egypt, and the West Indies), dengue … English contemporary dictionary
breakbone fever — /brayk bohn /, Pathol. dengue. [1860 65; BREAK + BONE, so called because it makes the bones ache as if breaking at the joints] * * * … Universalium
breakbone fever — see dengue … The new mediacal dictionary
breakbone fever — break′bone fe ver [[t]ˈbreɪkˌboʊn[/t]] n. pat dengue • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
