dengue

  • 11dengue — /deng gay, gee/, n. Pathol. an infectious, eruptive fever of warm climates, usually epidemic, characterized esp. by severe pains in the joints and muscles. Also called dengue fever. [1820 30, Amer.; < AmerSp] * * * or breakbone fever or dandy&#8230; …

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  • 12Dengue — An acute mosquito borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache, fever, prostration, severe joint and muscle pain, swollen glands (lymphadenopathy) and rash. The presence (the “dengue triad”) of fever,&#8230; …

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  • 13Dengue — I (Voz onomatopéyica.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 Delicadeza exagerada o actitud afectada de aprensión ante lo que en realidad más se desea: ■ siempre hacía dengues cuando la sacaban a bailar. SINÓNIMO melindre remilgo ► sustantivo masculino&#8230; …

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  • 14dengue — {{#}}{{LM D11868}}{{〓}} {{SynD12138}} {{[}}dengue{{]}} ‹den·gue› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Hecho o dicho afectados con los que se finge disgusto o desagrado por lo que en realidad se desea. {{<}}2{{>}} Esclavina de paño que llevaban las&#8230; …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 15dengue — noun Etymology: American Spanish Date: 1828 an acute infectious disease caused by a flavivirus (species Dengue virus of the genus Flavivirus), transmitted by aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by headache, severe joint pain, and a rash called&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 16dengue — (entrée créée par le supplément) (dan gh ) s. f. Fièvre épidémique ayant plusieurs des symptômes de la fièvre rhumatismale, qui apparut dans les Indes occidentales et dans quelques uns des États du Sud (États Unis), en 1827 et 1828 ; elle a&#8230; …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 17dengue — [ dɛŋgi] (also dengue fever) noun a debilitating tropical viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes, causing sudden fever and acute pains in the joints. Origin C19: from W. Ind. Sp., from Kiswahili dinga, influenced by Sp. dengue fastidiousness&#8230; …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 18dengue — breakbone fever; n. a disease caused by arboviruses and transmitted to humans principally by the mosquito Aëdes aegypti. Symptoms, which last for a few days, include severe pains in the joints and muscles, headache, sore throat, fever, running of …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 19dengue — Tropical disease caused by a flavivirus (one of the arboviruses), transmitted by mosquitoes. A more serious complication is dengue shock syndrome, a haemorrhagic fever probably caused by an immune complex hypersensitivity after re exposure …

    Dictionary of molecular biology

  • 20dengue — noun /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ/ An acute febrile disease of the tropics caused by a flavivirus, transmitted by mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain. Syn: breakbone fever, dandy fever …

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