Usually means: Typhus spread by lice infestation.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word prison fever:

General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. prison fever: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. prison-fever: Wordnik
  3. prison fever: Wiktionary
  4. prison fever: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. prison fever: Dictionary.com
  6. prison fever: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. prison fever: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. prison fever: Medical dictionary
  4. Rudy's List of Archaic Medical Terms (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. prison fever: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (prison fever)

▸ noun:  Typhus.

Similar:
jail fever, hospital fever, putrid fever, gaol fever, famine fever, ship fever, camp fever, typhus, lazaret fever, pituitous fever, more...

Opposite:
freedom, health, wellness, vitality, soundness

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Similar:
jail fever, hospital fever, putrid fever, gaol fever, famine fever, ship fever, camp fever, typhus, lazaret fever, pituitous fever, more...

Opposite:
freedom, health, wellness, vitality, soundness



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