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typhos

typhos is the obsolete form of typhus.

Meaning of typhus

Noun

typhus (usually uncountable, plural typhuses)

  1. (usually) Any of several similar diseases, characterised by high recurrent fever, caused by Rickettsia bacteria. Not to be confused with typhoid fever.
    • Typhoid and typhus have similar names and symptoms, but are different diseases.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 377

Questions about typhos

What is typhos the obsolete form of?
Typhos is the obsolete form of typhus.

Words near typhos in the dictionary

  1. typhoonish
  2. typhoonlike
  3. typhoonproof
  4. typhoons
  5. typhopneumonia
  6. typhos
  7. typhose
  8. typhotoxin
  9. typhotoxine
  10. typhotoxines
  11. typhotoxins

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