typhoid

1 of 2

noun

ty·​phoid ˈtī-ˌfȯid 

(ˌ)tī-ˈfȯid

1

: typhoid fever

2

: a disease of domestic animals resembling human typhus or typhoid

typhoid

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adjective

1

: of, relating to, or suggestive of typhus

2

[typhoid entry 1] : of, relating to, or constituting typhoid

Examples of typhoid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Utah, for example, requires some cattle to test negative or be vaccinated for brucellosis, a bacterial infection, while Maryland requires chickens to test negative for pullorum disease and typhoid. —Linda Qiu, New York Times, 20 May 2024

That would mean the disease could be passed from person to person via fecal-oral transmission—like polio, E. coli, typhoid, and cholera—providing a route for easy spread and possible endemicity in humans. —Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 26 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

New Latin typhus

First Known Use

Noun

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing typhoid

• typhoid fever

Kids Definition

typhoid

1 of 2 adjective

ty·​phoid ˈtī-ˌfȯid 

(ˈ)tī-ˈfȯid

: of, relating to, or being typhoid fever

typhoid

2 of 2 noun

: typhoid fever

Medical Definition

typhoid

1 of 2 adjective

ty·​phoid ˈtī-ˌfȯid, (ˈ)tī-ˈ 

1

: of, relating to, or suggestive of typhus

2

: of, relating to, affected with, or constituting typhoid fever

typhoid

2 of 2 noun

1

: typhoid fever

2

: any of several diseases of domestic animals resembling human typhus or typhoid fever