enteric fever

noun

Definition of enteric fever

: typhoid fever also : paratyphoid

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Typhoid fever is an enteric fever, as was the disease that caused a devastating 1545 epidemic in modern-day Mexico. — Kate Sheridan, Newsweek, "Ancient Mexican Civilization Nearly Wiped Out by Something Stuck in Their Teeth, New DNA Evidence Reveals," 15 Jan. 2018

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enteric fever

noun

Medical Definition of enteric fever

: typhoid fever also : paratyphoid

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