/ Dictionary / Index Y yellow fever: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: yel'low fe'ver Pronunciation: [key] — Pathol. Pathol. an acute, often fatal, infectious febrile disease of warm climates, caused by an RNA virus transmitted by a mosquito, esp. Aedes aegypti, and characterized by liver damage and jaundice. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. yelloweye rockfish yellow-fever mosquito Related Content Daily Word Quiz: impetuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language