Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relapsing fever

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: re-laps-ing fever
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

Dutton's relapsing fever Persian relapsing fever

Synonyms

typhinia recurrent fever

Questions

What does relapsing fever mean?: An infection caused by certain bacteria of the genus Borrelia, transmitted by lice and ticks.

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