cat scratch disease

noun

A relatively benign disease, characterized by swollen lymph nodes, caused by the bacterium Bartonella henselae normally carried by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis.

Similar
CSDcat scratch fevercat-scratch feverfelinosisinoculation lymphoreticulosissubacute regional lymphadenitisTeeny's disease
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Meanings

nouncat scratch disease (uncountable)

alternative cat-scratch disease

  1. uncountablemedicineA relatively benign disease, characterized by swollen lymph nodes, caused by the bacterium Bartonella henselae normally carried by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis.

    Synonyms: CSD, cat scratch fever, cat-scratch fever, felinosis, inoculation lymphoreticulosis, subacute regional lymphadenitis, Teeny's disease

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA relatively benign disease, characterized by swollen lymph nodes, caused by the bacterium Bartonella henselae normally carried by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis.

Similar
CSDcat scratch fevercat-scratch feverfelinosisinoculation lymphoreticulosissubacute regional lymphadenitisTeeny's disease
Also see
cat-scratch feverfelinosis

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 貓抓病 /猫抓病
  • 貓抓病 /猫抓病 (māozhuābìng)benign disease
Dutch kattenkrabziekte
  • kattenkrabziektebenign disease
Finnish kissanraapimatauti
  • kissanraapimatautibenign disease
German Katzenkratzkrankheit
  • Katzenkratzkrankheitbenign disease
Japanese 猫ひっかき病
  • 猫ひっかき病 (nekohikkakibyō)benign disease
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cat scratch disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat%20scratch%20disease

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“cat scratch disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat%20scratch%20disease. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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