[kat-skrach] 
| a disorder characterized by fever and swelling of the lymph glands, caused by a viral infection resulting from the scratch or bite of a cat. |
| cat scratch disease n. A disease thought to be transmitted to humans by the scratch or bite of a cat and characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes. Also called cat scratch fever. |
| Main Entry: | cat scratch fever |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a viral infection contracted from an infected cat's scratch or other skin lesion, characterized by mild fever and inflammation of the injury and lymph glands; also called cat scratch disease |