trench fever

noun Pathology.

a recurrent fever, often suffered by soldiers in trenches in World War I, caused by a rickettsia transmitted by the body louse.

Origin of trench fever

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby trench fever

tremulant, tremulous, trenail, trench, trench coat, trench fever, trench foot, trench knife, trench mortar, trench mouth, trench warfare

Example sentences from the Web for trench fever

  • There were also many victims of the prevailing epidemics of trench-fever and rabid influenza.

    Cavalry of the Clouds |Alan Bott

  • In my ambulance there are two leg-cases with most theatrical bandages, and one case of trench-fever.

    The Glory of the Trenches |Coningsby Dawson

  • We're immensely merry—all except the trench-fever case who has conceived an immense sorrow for himself.

    The Glory of the Trenches |Coningsby Dawson

British Dictionary definitions for trench fever

trench fever

noun

an acute infectious disease characterized by fever and muscular aches and pains, caused by the microorganism Rickettsia quintana and transmitted by the bite of a body louse

Medical definitions for trench fever

trench fever
[ trĕnch ]

n.

An acute infectious disease characterized by chills and fever, caused by the microorganism Rickettsia quintana, and transmitted by the louse Pediculus humanus.