Trench Fever Definition
noun
An infectious disease caused by a rickettsia (Rochalimaea quintana) transmitted by body lice, characterized by a remittent fever, muscular pains, etc.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Trench Fever
Noun
Singular:
trench fever
Plural:
trench feversOrigin of Trench Fever
From its occurrence among soldiers in trenches
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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