Weil's disease

[vahylz, wahylz]

noun

Medicine/Medical.

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

Weil's disease

/ vaɪlz /

noun

1. another name for leptospirosis

Word History and Origins

Origin of Weil's disease¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Weil's disease¹

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