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Weil's disease

[ vahylz, wahylz ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. a type of leptospirosis in humans, characterized by fever and jaundice, caused by the spirochete Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae.

Weil's disease

/ vaɪlz /

noun

  1. See leptospirosis
    another name for leptospirosis

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Weil's disease1

Named after Adolf Weil (1848–1916), German physician

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Weil's disease1

named after Adolf Weil (1848–1916), German physician

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