Term: listeriosis: an infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological symptoms
Candidate hypernym: infectious disease: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact → 1
Candidate hypernym: chrysoberyl: a rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form; used as a gemstone → 0
Candidate hypernym: transformation: the act of changing in form or shape or appearance → 0
Candidate hypernym: stock: a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants → 0
Candidate hypernym: red alert: the highest level of alert when an attack by the enemy seems imminent (or more generally a state of alert resulting from imminent danger) → 0
Candidate hypernym: episiotomy: surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth → 0
Candidate hypernym: breeziness: a breezy liveliness → 0
Candidate hypernym: stomatitis: inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth → 0
Candidate hypernym: dismount: the act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.) → 0
Candidate hypernym: doctor of philosophy: a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge → 0
Candidate hypernym: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) → 0