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 | ||