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ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Rocky Mountain spotted fever mean?
• ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER (noun)
The noun ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER has 1 sense:
1. caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks
Familiarity information: ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
mountain fever; Rocky Mountain spotted fever; tick fever
Hypernyms ("Rocky Mountain spotted fever" is a kind of...):
spotted fever (any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin)
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