spotted fever

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noun Pathology.

any of several fevers characterized by spots on the skin, especially as in cerebrospinal meningitis or typhus fever.
tick fever.

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Origin of spotted fever

First recorded in 1640–50

Words nearby spotted fever

spotted crake, spotted crane's-bill, spotted deer, spotted dick, spotted dog, spotted fever, spotted flycatcher, spotted gum, spotted hyena, spotted joe-pye weed, spotted mackerel
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Words related to spotted fever

typhus

Example sentences from the Web for spotted fever

  • Or when you played head-nurse in the spotted-fever mess at Sunnyside?

    Running Sands|Reginald Wright Kauffman

British Dictionary definitions for spotted fever

spotted fever

noun

any of various severe febrile diseases characterized by small irregular spots on the skin, as in Rocky Mountain spotted fever or tick fever
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Medical definitions for spotted fever

spotted fever
[ spŏ′tĭd ]

n.

A tick typhus caused by Rickettsia rickettsii, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
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