Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
breakbone
Noun
/ˈbreɪkˌboʊn/
Definition
an illness characterized by muscle and joint pain, often used to refer to dengue fever.
Examples
- Dengue fever, also known as breakbone fever, is transmitted by mosquitoes.
- He spent a week in bed, suffering from breakbone fever.
- The symptoms include high fever and severe breakbone pain.
Meaning
The term ‘breakbone’ typically refers to the severe pain associated with dengue fever, which causes pain in the muscles and joints that can feel as if the bones are breaking.
Synonyms
- dengue fever
- viral fever
