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rocky mountain wood tick — noun Usage: usually capitalized R&M : a widely distributed wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) of western No. America that is a vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and sometimes causes tick paralysis … Useful english dictionary
Rocky Mountain spotted fever — Rocky Moun·tain spotted fever räk ē mau̇nt ən n an acute bacterial disease that is characterized by chills, fever, prostration, pains in muscles and joints, and a red purple eruption and that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Rickettsia (R.… … Medical dictionary
wood tick — n any of several ixodid ticks: as a) ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOOD TICK b) AMERICAN DOG TICK * * * Dermacentor andersoni … Medical dictionary
Rocky Mountain spotted fever — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = PAGENAME Caption = Petechial rash caused by rocky mountain spotted fever on the arm ICD10 = ICD10|A|77|0|a|75 ICD9 = ICD9|082.0 ICDO = OMIM = DiseasesDB = 31130 MedlinePlus = 000654 eMedicineSubj = emerg… … Wikipedia
Rocky Mountain spotted fever — Pathol. an infectious disease characterized by high fever, pains in joints, bones, and muscles, and a cutaneous eruption, caused by rickettsii and transmitted by ticks: first reported in the Rocky Mountain area, but now more widely distributed.… … Universalium
wood tick — noun common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia • Syn: ↑American dog tick, ↑Dermacentor variabilis • Hypernyms: ↑hard tick, ↑ixodid • Member Holonyms: ↑Dermacentor, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Rocky Mountain spotted fever — noun Date: 1905 an acute disease that is characterized by chills, fever, prostration, pains in muscles and joints, and a red to purple eruption and that is caused by a rickettsia (Rickettsia rickettsii) usually transmitted by an ixodid tick and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
wood tick — noun Date: 1668 any of several ixodid ticks: as a. a widely distributed tick (Dermacentor andersonii) of western North America that is a vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever b. American dog tick … New Collegiate Dictionary
Rocky Mountain spotted fever — noun caused by rickettsial bacteria and transmitted by wood ticks • Syn: ↑mountain fever, ↑tick fever • Hypernyms: ↑spotted fever … Useful english dictionary
Rocky Mountain spotted fever — Rock′y Moun′tain spot′ted fe′ver n. pat an acute infectious disease caused by a rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of a wood tick, characterized by high fever, joint and muscle pain, and a rash • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
