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tsutsugamushi disease definition

tsu·tsu·ga·mu·shi disease (tso̵̅o̅′tso̵̅o̅ gə mo̵̅o̅′s̸hē)

scrub typhus

Etymology: Jpn < tsutsuga, danger, disease, harm + mushi, insect

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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