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 *dheu- (“scatter like dust”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaɪfəs/
- Rhymes: -aɪfəs
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.
Derived terms
- typhous
- typhus fever
- chigger-borne typhus
- endemic typhus
- epidemic typhus
- flea-borne typhus
- murine typhus
- scrub typhus
- rat typhus
- tick typhus
- tsutsugamushi
- urban typhus
Translations
disease
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French
Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek; see above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ti.fys/
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Further reading
- “typhus” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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