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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ty•phus /ˈtaɪfəs/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Pathologya serious infectious disease carried by lice and fleas, with exhaustion, headache, and an eruption of reddish spots on the body. Also called ˈty•phus ˈfe•ver.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ty•phus (tī′fəs),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]- Pathologyan acute, infectious disease caused by several species of Rickettsia, transmitted by lice and fleas, and characterized by acute prostration, headache, and a peculiar eruption of reddish spots on the body. Also called ty′phus fe′ver.
- Greek tŷphos vapor
- Neo-Latin
- 1635–45
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