Medical Dictionary

Stuttgart disease

noun Stutt·gart disease \ˈstt-ˌgärt-, ˈshtt-\

Medical Definition of STUTTGART DISEASE

:  canine leptospirosis; especially :  a severe highly contagious form of canicola fever marked by predominantly renal infection with nephritis and uremia, intense calf diphtheria, and bloody vomit and diarrhea and commonly leading to collapse and death

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