Meanings
nounCarrion's disease (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA disease resulting from Bartonella bacilliformis infection.
Synonyms: Oroya fever
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA disease resulting from Bartonella bacilliformis infection.
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Origin
Named after Peruvian medical student Daniel Alcides Carrión (1857–1885).
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