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breakbone fever

[ breyk-bohn ]

noun

Pathology.


breakbone fever

/ ˈɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. another name for dengue
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of breakbone fever1

1860–65; break + bone, so called because it makes the bones ache as if breaking at the joints
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Its alias, “breakbone fever,” provides a grim glimpse into what it can feel like.

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It can cause excruciating joint pain; is also known by the grim nickname “breakbone fever.”

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Also known as “breakbone fever,” dengue fever is an illness not to be wished upon a worst enemy.

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It’s commonly known as “breakbone fever” for a reason, McMeniman said.

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More than 5 million people were infected with dengue — also known as “breakbone fever” for the severe joint and muscle pain it causes — around the world in 2019.

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