English dictionary
dengue
/'d/E//N/g/eI/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A specific epidemic disease attended with high fever, cutaneous eruption, and severe pains in the head and limbs, resembling those of rheumatism; -- called also <i>breakbone fever</i>. It occurs in India, Egypt, the West Indies, etc., is of short duration, and rarely fatal.
Source: webster1913