sweating sickness

/swɛdɪŋ ˌsɪknɪs/
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Definitions of sweating sickness
  1. noun
    epidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by profuse sweating and high mortality
    synonyms: miliary fever
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    type of:
    infectious disease
    a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
  2. noun
    a disease of cattle (especially calves)
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    type of:
    animal disease
    a disease that typically does not affect human beings
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