HyperDic: sweating_sickness

English > 2 senses of the expression sweating sickness:
NOUNstatesweating sicknessa disease of cattle (especially calves)
statesweating sickness, miliary feverepidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by profuse sweating and high mortality
English > sweating sickness: 2 senses > noun 1, state
MeaningA disease of cattle (especially calves).
Broaderanimal diseaseA disease that typically does not affect human beings
Spanishenfermedad del sudor
English > sweating sickness: 2 senses > noun 2, state
Meaningepidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by profuse sweating and high mortality.
Synonymmiliary fever
Broaderinfectious diseaseA disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
Spanishfiebre miliar

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