spotted fever

spot·ted fe·ver

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Definitions of spotted fever words

noun spotted fever any of several fevers characterized by spots on the skin, especially as in cerebrospinal meningitis or typhus fever. 1
noun spotted fever tick fever. 1
noun spotted fever disease with high temperature and rash 1
noun spotted fever any of various severe febrile diseases characterized by small irregular spots on the skin, as in Rocky Mountain spotted fever or tick fever 0
noun spotted fever any of various febrile diseases accompanied by skin eruptions; esp., Rocky Mountain spotted fever 0

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1640-50

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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