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conta′gious abor′tion, [Vet. Pathol.]
  1. Veterinary Diseasesbrucellosis of domestic cattle, an infectious disease characterized by spontaneous abortion and caused by the bacterium Brucella abortus;
     Bang's disease.
  2. Veterinary Diseasesany of several diseases causing spontaneous abortion of domestic animals, as vibriosis or salmonellosis.
  • 1905–10


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