| 释义 |
Definition of Malta fever in English: Malta fevernoun another term for undulant fever Example sentencesExamples - For more treatment information about Malta fever, see treatment of Brucellosis.
- Thus undulant fever, a particularly debilitating illness that often led to rheumatism, became known as Malta fever - to which many Maltese objected.
- Brucellosis has many synonyms derived from the geographical regions in which the disease occurs (e.g., Mediterranean fever, Malta fever, Gibraltar fever, Cyprus fever).
Origin Mid 19th century: named after Malta, where it was once prevalent. |