Bornholm disease
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An infectious viral disease characterised by fever and chest pain. uncountable
"In medical circles, the name of Bornholm is linked incongruously to a viral infection called epidemic pleurodynia, otherwise known as the ‘Devil's Grip’, the ‘Grasp of the Phantom’ or, more prosaically, Bornholm disease."
- 2 an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) wordnet
Example
More examples"In medical circles, the name of Bornholm is linked incongruously to a viral infection called epidemic pleurodynia, otherwise known as the ‘Devil's Grip’, the ‘Grasp of the Phantom’ or, more prosaically, Bornholm disease."
Etymology
Because early cases were recorded on the island of Bornholm.