Dictionary![]() ![]() Rock'y Moun'tain spot'ted fe'verPathol. 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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