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tsutsugamushi disease

noun
tsu·​tsu·​ga·​mu·​shi disease | \ ËŒ(t)süt-sÉ™-gÉ™-ˈmü-shÄ“- How to pronounce tsutsugamushi disease (audio) , ËŒtüt-\

Definition of tsutsugamushi disease

: scrub typhus

First Known Use of tsutsugamushi disease

1906, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for tsutsugamushi disease

Japanese tsutsugamushi scrub typhus mite, from tsutsuga sickness + mushi insect

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tsutsugamushi disease

noun

Medical Definition of tsutsugamushi disease

: scrub typhus

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