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melitensis

adj mel·i·ten·sis \ˌmel-ə-ˈten(t)-səs\

Medical Definition of MELITENSIS

:  of, derived from, or caused by a bacterium of the genus Brucella (B. melitensis) <melitensis proteins> <melitensis fever>

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