cat scratch disease
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Noun[edit]
cat scratch disease (uncountable)
- (medicine) A relatively benign disease, characterized by swollen lymph nodes, caused by the bacterium Bartonella henselae normally carried by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis
- Synonyms: (abbreviation) CSD, cat scratch fever, cat-scratch fever, inoculation lymphoreticulosis, subacute regional lymphadenitis, Teeny's disease
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benign disease
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