English Explanatory Dictionary

tsutsugamushi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers.

Pronunciation

/tsutsuɡæmuːʃiː/

Word forms

tsutsugamushi

Etymology

From Japanese つつがむし (tsutsugamushi, “chigger”).

Synonyms

Japanese flood fever Japanese river fever kedani scrub typhus

Related words

akamushi
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