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Bang's disease

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[bangz] / bæŋz /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

  1. an infectious disease of cattle caused by a bacterium, Brucella abortus, that infects the genital organs and frequently causes spontaneous abortions.

Etymology

Origin of Bang's disease

1930–35; named after B.L.F. Bang (1848–1932), Danish biologist

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