relapsing fever

noun

An infection caused by certain bacteria of the genus Borrelia, transmitted by lice and ticks.

Similar
typhiniarecurrent fever
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Meanings

nounrelapsing fever (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAn infection caused by certain bacteria of the genus Borrelia, transmitted by lice and ticks.

    Synonyms: typhinia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn infection caused by certain bacteria of the genus Borrelia, transmitted by lice and ticks.

Similar
typhinia

More synonyms by meaning

nounmarked by recurring high fever and transmitted by the bite of infected lice or ticks; characterized by episodes of high fever and chills and headache and muscle pain and nausea that recur every week or ten days for several months

Similar
recurrent fever
Broader
infectious disease
Also see
typhinia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 回歸熱 /回归热
  • 回歸熱 /回归热 (huíguīrè)type of infection
Finnish toisintokuume
  • toisintokuumetype of infection
Japanese 回帰熱
  • 回帰熱 (kaikinetsu)type of infection
Korean 재귀열
  • 재귀열 (jaegwiyeol)type of infection
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APA

relapsing fever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relapsing%20fever

MLA

“relapsing fever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relapsing%20fever. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relapsing fever,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relapsing%20fever.

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