camp fever

camp fever
epidemic typhus.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Camp fever — Camp Camp (k[a^]mp), n. [F. camp, It. campo, fr. L. campus plant, field; akin to Gr. kh^pos garden. Cf. {Campaign}, {Champ}, n.] 1. The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc. Shak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • camp-fever — campˈ fever noun Typhus, typhoid, or other fever tending to occur in camps with poor sanitary conditions • • • Main Entry: ↑camp …   Useful english dictionary

  • camp fever — /kæmp ˈfivə/ (say kamp feevuh) noun 1. Military any epidemic associated with fever that breaks out in a military camp. 2. US Colloquial an unstable psychological state produced by camping out in solitary or almost solitary circumstances for too… …  

  • camp fever — Typhus fever …   English contemporary dictionary

  • camp fever — noun : typhus …   Useful english dictionary

  • Camp — (k[a^]mp), n. [F. camp, It. campo, fr. L. campus plant, field; akin to Gr. kh^pos garden. Cf. {Campaign}, {Champ}, n.] 1. The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc. Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Camp bedstead — Camp Camp (k[a^]mp), n. [F. camp, It. campo, fr. L. campus plant, field; akin to Gr. kh^pos garden. Cf. {Campaign}, {Champ}, n.] 1. The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc. Shak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • camp ceiling — Camp Camp (k[a^]mp), n. [F. camp, It. campo, fr. L. campus plant, field; akin to Gr. kh^pos garden. Cf. {Campaign}, {Champ}, n.] 1. The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc. Shak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Camp chair — Camp Camp (k[a^]mp), n. [F. camp, It. campo, fr. L. campus plant, field; akin to Gr. kh^pos garden. Cf. {Campaign}, {Champ}, n.] 1. The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc. Shak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Camp follower — Camp Camp (k[a^]mp), n. [F. camp, It. campo, fr. L. campus plant, field; akin to Gr. kh^pos garden. Cf. {Campaign}, {Champ}, n.] 1. The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc. Shak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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