Typhoid Definition
tīfoid
typhoidal
noun
Any typhuslike disorder.
Webster's New World
Typhoid fever.
American Heritage Medicine
An acute infectious disease caused by a bacillus (Salmonella typhi) and acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated by excreta: it was formerly considered a form of typhus and is characterized by fever, intestinal disorders, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Of, relating to, or resembling typhoid fever.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Typhoid
Noun
Singular:
typhoid
Plural:
typhoidsOrigin of Typhoid
N., short for typhoid fever Adj., typh(us) –oid (from its resemblance to typhus)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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