contagious abortion

noun

A type of brucellosis in cattle caused by Brucella abortus.

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infectious abortionbrucellosisBang's disease
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Meanings

nouncontagious abortion (plural contagious abortions)

plural contagious abortions

  1. biologyA type of brucellosis in cattle caused by Brucella abortus.

    Synonyms: infectious abortion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of brucellosis in cattle caused by Brucella abortus.

Similar
infectious abortion

More synonyms by meaning

nounan infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings

Similar
brucellosisBang's disease
Broader
zoonosiszoonotic disease
Also see
bang's diseasebrucellosisinfectious abortion

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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“contagious abortion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contagious%20abortion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contagious abortion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contagious%20abortion.

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