typhus
Plural: typhuses
Noun
- An acute infectious disease transmitted by lice or fleas.
- rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever
- Any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.
Examples
- The TYPHUS of bad luck seemed to plague his letter draw all game.
Origin / 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
typhus fever, camp fever, gaol fever, hospital fever, jail fever, prison fever, putrid fever, ship fever
Scrabble Score: 14
typhus: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtyphus: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
typhus: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary