enteric fever

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Origin of enteric fever

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby enteric fever

enteral, enteralgia, enterectomy, entered hound, enteric, enteric fever, enter into, enteritis, entero-, enterobacteria, enterobacterium

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How to use enteric fever in a sentence

The term “enteric fever” has recently come into use instead of “typhoid” for the latter disease; but see Typhoid Fever.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various
For long he lay in the agonies of enteric fever, and almost lost his life.
From Aldershot to Pretoria|W. E. Sellers
Sickness, too, began to break out, and several cases of enteric fever were reported.
The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885|Charles Royle
In addition to this, enteric fever had begun to set in, and the hospital tents were crowded.
The Egyptian campaigns, 1882 to 1885|Charles Royle

Soon after his arrival, he caught cold and had two illnesses one after the other, enteric fever and inflammation of the lungs.
Reminiscences of Tolstoy|Ilya Tolstoy

British Dictionary definitions for enteric fever

enteric fever

noun

another name for typhoid fever

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