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单词 tick fever
释义

tick fever


noun

any fever transmitted by ticks, as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, which attacks humans, or Texas fever, which is confined to some animals, as cattle.

Origin of tick fever

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby tick fever

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Example sentences from the Web for tick fever

  • A third scourge responsible for frequent admissions into hospital is "tick-fever."

    Sketches of the East Africa Campaign|Robert Valentine Dolbey
  • The disease is commonly known as "tick-fever" or by the various native names of the tick.

    Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley

British Dictionary definitions for tick fever

tick fever

noun

any acute infectious febrile disease caused by the bite of an infected tick
another name for Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for tick fever

tick fever

n.

Any of various febrile diseases transmitted by ticks, such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Texas fever.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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