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noun
dengue fever.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dengue, dengue fever, dandy fever
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: infectious disease
History
Coinage attributed to Benjamin Rush because of the symptoms of myalgia and arthralgia.
