typhus
English
Etymology
From New Latin typhus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “fever, stupor”), from τύφω (túphō, “to smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰ-, extended form of *dʰew- (“scatter like dust”).
Pronunciation
Noun
typhus (usually uncountable, plural typhuses)
- (pathology) One of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.
- 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 377:
- Typhoid and typhus have similar names and symptoms, but are different diseases.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
disease
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Further reading
- Typhus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Typhoid fever on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek; see above.
Pronunciation
Noun
typhus m (plural typhus)
Further reading
- “typhus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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