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tahumaero

1. (noun) sickness, disease.

He mahi uaua rawa atu ki a Wī Repa te whakawhere i ngā kaiwhakahāwea ki te painga o te whakatika ake i ngā rerenga parukore, kia taea ai te ārai ngā urutā o te tahumaero, pērā i te mate kohi me te mate taipō piwa (TTR 1996:278). / Wī Repa found it difficult to convince sceptics of the need to improve sanitation in order to prevent outbreaks of diseases such as tuberculosis and typhoid fever (DNZB 1996:564).

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Synonyms: koero, māruru, mamate, māuiuitanga, aitu, tūpoupou, mate

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