typhoid: Meaning and Definition of

ty•phoid

Pronunciation: (tī'foid), [key]
— Pathol. Pathol.
—n.
  1. Also calledan infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.
—adj.
  1. resembling typhus; typhous.
  2. typhoidal.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
typhogenic typhoidal
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