typhoid bacillus
noun
the bacterium Salmonella typhosa, causing typhoid fever.
Origin of typhoid bacillus
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby typhoid bacillus
typhlostomy,
typhlotomy,
typhoeus,
typhogenic,
typhoid,
typhoid bacillus,
typhoid fever,
typhoid mary,
typhoid vaccine,
typhoidal,
typhoidin
Medical definitions for typhoid bacillus
typhoid bacillus
n.
An aerobic, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium, Salmonella typhi, that causes typhoid fever.