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

Some teams aren’t taking any chances; British athletes are being vaccinated for typhoid and hepatitis A, and will be put on antibiotics after the race. —Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024

Violations from 2018 and 2020 related to coliforms, which can suggest the presence of disease-causing bacteria like typhoid, dysentery, hepatitis A and cholera. —Dana Munro, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024

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

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