typhoid

[ tahy-foid ]
/ ˈtaɪ fɔɪd /
Pathology

noun

Also called typhoid fever. an 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.

adjective

resembling typhus; typhous.
typhoidal.

Origin of typhoid

First recorded in 1790–1800; typh(us) + -oid

OTHER WORDS FROM typhoid

an·ti·ty·phoid, adjective pre·ty·phoid, adjective

Words nearby typhoid

typhlosole, typhlostomy, typhlotomy, typhoeus, typhogenic, typhoid, typhoid bacillus, typhoid fever, typhoid mary, typhoid vaccine, typhoidal

British Dictionary definitions for typhoid fever (1 of 2)

typhoid fever

noun

an acute infectious disease characterized by high fever, rose-coloured spots on the chest or abdomen, abdominal pain, and occasionally intestinal bleeding. It is caused by the bacillus Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water Also called: enteric fever

Word Origin for typhoid fever

C19: from typhus + -oid; so called because the symptoms resemble those of typhus

British Dictionary definitions for typhoid fever (2 of 2)

typhoid
/ (ˈtaɪfɔɪd) pathol /

adjective Also: typhoidal

resembling typhus

noun

short for typhoid fever

Medical definitions for typhoid fever (1 of 2)

typhoid fever

n.

An acute infectious disease caused by Salmonella typhi and characterized by a continued fever, physical and mental depression, an eruption of rose-colored spots on the chest and abdomen, tympanites, and diarrhea. enteric fever

Medical definitions for typhoid fever (2 of 2)

typhoid
[ tī′foid′ ]

n.

Typhoid fever.

adj.

Of, relating to, or resembling typhoid fever.

Scientific definitions for typhoid fever

typhoid fever
[ tī′foid′ ]

A life-threatening infectious disease caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi and transmitted through contaminated food and water. It is characterized by high fever, intestinal bleeding, diarrhea, and skin rash.

Cultural definitions for typhoid fever

typhoid fever
[ (teye-foyd) ]

An acute and highly contagious disease transmitted by food or water contaminated with a kind of bacterium. The disease, which is often fatal, is characterized by high fever, pain in the abdomen, and bleeding in the intestines.