HyperDic: listeria_meningitis

English > 1 sense of the expression listeria meningitis:
NOUNstatelisteria meningitis, listeriosisan infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes
English > listeria meningitis: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningAn infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological symptoms.
Synonymlisteriosis
Broaderinfectious diseaseA disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
Spanishlisteriosis
Catalanlisterel·losi, listeriosi

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