English noun: sweating sickness | |||
1. | sweating sickness (state) a disease of cattle (especially calves) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | animal disease | ||
2. | sweating sickness (state) epidemic in the 15th and 16th centuries and characterized by profuse sweating and high mortality | ||
Synonyms | miliary fever | ||
Broader (hypernym) | infectious disease | ||