Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
heart·wa·ter Pronunciation:
'härt-"wot-&r, -"wät- Function:
noun : a serious febrile disease of sheep, goats, andcattle in southern Africa that is caused by a bacterium of the genus
Cowdria (
C. ruminantium) transmitted by a bont tick (
Amblyomma hebraeum) called also
heartwater disease,heartwater fever
