| bruce | (n) Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931), Syn. Sir David Bruce, David Bruce |
| bruce | (n) king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329), Syn. Robert the Bruce, Robert I |
| brucella | (n) an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon |
| brucellosis | (n) infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache, Syn. Gibraltar fever, Rock fever, undulant fever, Mediterranean fever, Malta fever |
| brucellosis | (n) an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings, Syn. Bang's disease, contagious abortion |