cat-scratch disease

[ kat-skrach ]
/ ˈkætˌskrætʃ /

noun Pathology.

a disorder characterized by fever and swelling of the lymph glands, caused by a viral infection resulting from the scratch or bite of a cat.
Also called cat-scratch fever.

Words nearby cat-scratch disease

Medical definitions for cat scratch disease

cat scratch disease

n.

An infectious disease that may follow the scratch or bite of a cat, producing localized inflammation of lymph nodes and a low-grade fever. benign inoculation lymphoreticulosis cat scratch fever