Cat scratch disease

noun

Definitions

1.nounA relatively benign disease, characterized by swollen lymph nodes, caused by the bacterium Bartonella henselae normally carried by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis

Synonyms

Teeny's disease cat scratch fever inoculation lymphoreticulosis subacute regional lymphadenitis cat-scratch fever teeny's disease carrion's disease bartonellosis feline hyperesthesia syndrome rolling skin disease cheyletiellosis cholangiohepatitis

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