cat scratch disease

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Noun

cat scratch disease (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A relatively benign disease, characterized by swollen lymph nodes, caused by the bacterium Bartonella henselae normally carried by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis
    Synonyms: (abbreviation) CSD, cat scratch fever, cat-scratch fever, inoculation lymphoreticulosis, subacute regional lymphadenitis, Teeny's disease

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