Breakbones

/ˈbreɪkboʊnz/ noun

A common name for dengue fever, a tropical disease spread by mosquitoes, called this because it causes severe joint and bone pain.

Literal English name combining 'break' and 'bones,' describing the symptom of severe pain that feels like bones are breaking.

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