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    LISTERIOSIS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological symptomsplay

    Synonyms:

    listeria meningitis; listeriosis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("listeriosis" is a kind of...):

    infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)

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