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shrub (iou) and Oroya fever (medicine)


shrub (iou)



shrub verb. Infl. -bb-. ME.
[Partly parallel to SCRUB verb; partly from SHRUB noun1.]
verb trans. = SCRUB verb 1. Only in ME.
verb intrans. Scratch the body; fidget. ME-L16.
b. verb trans. Scratch. Only in M17.
verb trans. Orig., dig up (a bush). Later (now US dial.), rid (ground) of bushes. M16.
verb trans. Lop (a tree or its branches). L16-L17.
verb trans. Cudgel. L16-E18.
verb trans. In pass. Be planted with shrubs. L19.

Oroya fever (medicine)


Oroya fever


A generalised, acute, febrile, endemic, and systemic form of bartonellosis; marked by high fever, rheumatic pains, progressive, severe anaemia, and albuminuria.

Synonym: Carrion's disease.