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typhoid fever
Variant of typhoid
typhoid
definition
ty·phoid (tī′fo̵id′)
noun
- Archaic any typhuslike disorder
- 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.in full typhoid fever
Etymology: typh(us) + -oid
Related Forms:
- typhoidal ty·phoi′·dal adjective
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