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tu⋅la⋅re⋅mi⋅a

  [too-luh-ree-mee-uh]
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–noun Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.
a plaguelike disease of rabbits, squirrels, etc., caused by a bacterium, Francisella tularensis, transmitted to humans by insects or ticks or by the handling of infected animals and causing fever, muscle pain, and symptoms associated with the point of entry into the body.
Also, tu⋅la⋅rae⋅mi⋅a.
Also called deer fly fever, rabbit fever.

Origin:
1920–25, Americanism; Tulare, California county where first found + -emia

Related forms:
tu⋅la⋅re⋅mic, tu⋅la⋅rae⋅mic, adjective
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Main Entry: tu·la·re·mia
Variant: or chiefly British tu·la·rae·mia /"t(y)ü-l&-'rE-mE-&/
Function:noun
: an infectious disease especially of wild rabbits, rodents, humans, and some domestic animals that is caused by a bacterium (Francisella tularensis), is transmittedespecially by the bites of insects, and in humans is marked by symptoms (as fever) of toxemia called also rabbit fever —tu·la·re·mic or chiefly British tu·la·rae·mic /-mik/ adjective
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tularemia tu·la·re·mi·a (t&oomacr;'lə-rē'mē-ə, ty&oomacr;'-)
n.
An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis that chiefly affects rodents but can also be transmitted to humans, in whom it causes intermittent fever and swelling of lymph nodes.

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tularemia   (t'lə-rē'mē-ə)  Pronunciation Key 
An infectious disease characterized by intermittent fever and swelling of the lymph nodes, caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. It chiefly affects wild rabbits and rodents but can also be transmitted to humans through the bite of various insects or through contact with infected animals.
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