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recurrent fever

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noun
another name for relapsing fever
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Words nearby recurrent fever

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How to use recurrent fever in a sentence

  • The resemblance of the malaria parasite to that of recurrent fever is noted in the work of Sacharoff.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 787, January 31, 1891|Various

  • Mackie, in India, has found that it is capable of transmitting the Asiatic type of recurrent fever.

    Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley

  • Between recurrent fever and sea-sickness, there had been days when it seemed doubtful if he would ever reach Home at all.

    Far to Seek|Maud Diver

  • The ever recurrent fever of expectancy assailed Martin as he took the bundle of long envelopes.

    Martin Eden|Jack London
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