typhoid

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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

On the farm, poor sanitation enabled cows and dairy workers to introduce tuberculosis, typhoid, and other pathogens into milk. — Made By History, Time, 29 Apr. 2025

Julia Davis worked side by side with her husband until her death in 1907 from typhoid. —Dana Oland, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2025

Adjective

Baker tracked her down five years later, working under an alias in the kitchen of Sloane Maternity Hospital, which was in the midst of a typhoid outbreak. —Bessie Yuill, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2020

After testing positive for typhoid bacteria in 1907, she was forcibly moved to a quarantine facility on North Brother Island. —Bessie Yuill, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2020

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

Rhymes for typhoid

• xiphoid
• paratyphoid

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