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typhus |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Typhus \Ty"phus\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? smoke, cloud, stupor arising from fever; akin to ? to smoke, Skr. dh?pa smoke.] (Med.) A contagious continued fever lasting from two to three weeks, attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and marked by a copious eruption of red spots upon the body. Also called {jail fever}, {famine fever}, {putrid fever}, {spottled fever}, etc See {Jail fever}, under {Jail}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: typhus n : transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever [syn: {typhus fever}]
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