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Meaning of cat scratch disease | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A relatively benign disease, characterized by swollen lymph nodes, caused by the bacterium Bartonella henselae normally carried by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Katzenkratzkrankheit
日本語 猫ひっかき病
Nederlands kattenkrabziekte

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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