Weil's disease

[ vahylz, wahylz ]
/ vaɪlz, waɪlz /

noun Medicine/Medical.

a type of leptospirosis in humans, characterized by fever and jaundice, caused by the spirochete Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae.

Origin of Weil's disease

named after Adolf Weil (1848–1916), German physician

British Dictionary definitions for weil's disease

Weil's disease
/ (vaɪlz) /

noun

another name for leptospirosis

Word Origin for Weil's disease

named after Adolf Weil (1848–1916), German physician

Medical definitions for weil's disease

Weil's disease
[ wīlz, vīlz ]

n.

A severe form of leptospirosis characterized by jaundice, fever, muscle pain, and a tendency to hemorrhage.