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typhuses

typhuses is the plural 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 typhuses

What is typhuses the plural of?
Typhuses is the plural of typhus.

Words near typhuses in the dictionary

  1. typhotoxine
  2. typhotoxines
  3. typhotoxins
  4. typhous
  5. typhus
  6. typhuses
  7. typic
  8. typica
  9. typical
  10. typical antipsychotic
  11. typical antipsychotics

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