English Explanatory Dictionary

typhus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.

Pronunciation

/ˈtaɪfəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-typhus.wav

Word forms

typhus typhuses

Etymology

From New Latin typhus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”), from τύφω (túphō, “to smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-, extended form of *dʰew- (“scatter like dust”).

Synonyms

camp fever gaol fever hospital fever jail fever prison fever putrid fever ship fever

Derived words

abdominal typhus bush typhus chigger-borne typhus endemic typhus epidemic typhus flea-borne typhus Indian tick typhus Kenya tick typhus murine typhus rat typhus scrub typhus tick typhus tsutsugamushi typhous typhus fever urban typhus
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