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sandfly fever

noun Pathology.

a usually mild viral disease occurring in hot, dry areas, characterized by fever, eye pain, and sometimes a rash, transmitted by sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus.

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Nearby words

sander, sanderling, sanderson, sandfish, sandfly, sandfly fever, sandglass, sandgrouse, sandhi, sandhill crane, sandhoff's disease

Origin of sandfly fever

First recorded in 1910–15
Also called phlebotomus fever.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Medicine definitions for sandfly fever

sandfly fever

[ sănd′flī′ ]

n.

phlebotomus fever
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