'Splenic fever' definitions:
Definition of 'splenic fever'
(from WordNet)
noun
A highly infectious animal disease (especially cattle and sheep); it can be transmitted to people [syn: anthrax, splenic fever]
Definition of 'Splenic fever'
From: GCIDE
- Splenic \Splen"ic\, a. [L. splenicus, Gr. splhniko`s; cf. F. spl['e]nique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the spleen; lienal; as, the splenic vein. [1913 Webster]
- Splenic apoplexy or Splenic fever. (Med.) See Anthrax, n., 3. [1913 Webster]