paratyphoid

[ par-uh-tahy-foid ]
/ ˌpær əˈtaɪ fɔɪd /
Pathology

noun

Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.

adjective

of or relating to paratyphoid.
resembling typhoid.

Origin of paratyphoid

First recorded in 1900–05; para-1 + typhoid

Words nearby paratyphoid

paratrooper, paratroops, paratrophic, paratuberculosis, paratype, paratyphoid, paratyphoid fever, paraumbilical vein, paraurethral duct, paraurethral gland, paravaginitis

British Dictionary definitions for paratyphoid fever (1 of 2)

paratyphoid fever

noun

pathol a disease resembling but less severe than typhoid fever, characterized by chills, headache, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea, caused by bacteria of the genus Salmonella

British Dictionary definitions for paratyphoid fever (2 of 2)

paratyphoid
/ (ˌpærəˈtaɪfɔɪd) pathol /

adjective

resembling typhoid fever or its causative agent
of or relating to paratyphoid fever

noun

See paratyphoid fever

Medical definitions for paratyphoid fever (1 of 2)

paratyphoid fever
[ păr′ə-tī′foid′ ]

n.

An acute intestinal disease, similar to typhoid fever but less severe, caused by food contaminated with bacteria of the genus Salmonella. enteric fever

Medical definitions for paratyphoid fever (2 of 2)

paratyphoid
[ păr′ə-tī′foid′ ]

adj.

Resembling typhoid.