tick fever

noun

any of various diseases transmitted by ticks

Meanings

nountick fever (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineany of various diseases transmitted by ticks

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncaused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Turkish kene humması
  • kene hummasıdisease transmitted by ticks
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APA

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MLA

“tick fever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tick%20fever. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tick fever,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tick%20fever.

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