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Weil's disease

Pronunciation: /vʌɪlz/

Definition of Weil's disease

noun

[mass noun]
  • a severe, sometimes fatal, form of leptospirosis transmitted by rats via contaminated water.

Origin:

late 19th century: named after H. Adolf Weil (1848–1916), German physician

Weil's disease in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Weil's disease in the US English dictionary