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Definition of Bornholm disease
1. Noun. An acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest).
Exact synonyms: Diaphragmatic Pleurisy, Epidemic Myalgia, Epidemic Pleurodynia, Myosis
Generic synonyms: Epidemic Disease
Generic synonyms: Epidemic Disease
Medical Definition of Bornholm disease
1. An alternative term for epidemic pleurodynia. Origin: Bornholm, Danish island in the Baltic where the d. Was first described (05 Mar 2000)