typhus

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever. uncountable,usually
    — Typhoid and typhus have similar names and symptoms, but are different diseases.

词形变化

typhuses plural

词源

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”).
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