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Meaning of Bornholm disease | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An infectious viral disease characterised by fever and chest pain.

uncountable

Examples

“In medical circles, the name⟳ of Bornholm is linked incongruously to a viral infection called epidemic pleurodynia, otherwise known as the ‘Devil's Grip’, the ‘Grasp of the Phantom’ or, more prosaically, Bornholm disease.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Bornholmsk bornite bornivore bornness Borno bornology

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