spotted fever
1Spotted fever — Spotted Spot ted, a. Marked with spots; as, a spotted garment or character. The spotted panther. Spenser. [1913 Webster] {Spotted fever} (Med.), a name applied to various eruptive fevers, esp. to typhus fever and cerebro spinal meningitis.… …
2spotted fever — n. any of various febrile diseases accompanied by skin eruptions; esp., Rocky Mountain spotted fever …
3Spotted fever — Also known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever. An acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognized in the Rocky Mountain states, caused by Rickettsia rickettsii transmitted by hard shelled (ixodid) ticks. Occurs only in the Western Hemisphere.… …
4Spotted fever — A spotted fever is a type of tick borne disease which presents on the skin. [DorlandsDict|nine/000957182|spotted fever] Types include: * Mediterranean spotted fever * Rocky Mountain spotted feverReferences …
5spotted fever — noun any of several severe febrile diseases characterized by skin rashes or spots on the skin • Hypernyms: ↑rickettsial disease, ↑rickettsiosis • Hyponyms: ↑Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ↑mountain fever, ↑tick fever …
6spotted fever — noun a disease characterized by fever and skin spots, especially (also Rocky Mountain spotted fever) a rickettsial disease transmitted by ticks …
7spotted fever — spot′ted fe′ver n. 1) pat any of several fevers characterized by spots on the skin, as Rocky Mountain spotted fever 2) pat tick fever …
8spotted fever — noun Date: 1650 any of various eruptive fevers: as a. typhus b. Rocky Mountain spotted fever …
9spotted fever — see meningitis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, typhus …
10spotted fever tick — noun : a tick that transmits the rickettsia of Rocky Mountain spotted fever; especially : a common tick (Dermacentor venustus) of western No. America …
