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Typhus

noun

/ˈtaɪfəs/

Word Frequency: 1.0

Definitions

1.nounOne of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.

Synonyms

camp fever gaol fever hospital fever jail fever prison fever putrid fever ship fever typhus fever typhoid exanthematic maculated recrudescent

Rhymes With

alfred dreyfus dreyfus ifas

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