/kat"skrach'/, Pathol.
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.
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cat-scratch disease or cat-scratch fever «KAT SKRACH»,
a disease of humans following a cat scratch, of unknown cause, possibly viral, which affects the lymphatic system.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.