TYPHOID


Meaning of TYPHOID in English

n. & adj.

--n.

1. (in full typhoid fever) an infectious bacterial fever with an eruption of red spots on the chest and abdomen and severe intestinal irritation.

2 a similar disease of animals.

--adj. like typhus.

Phrases and idioms:

typhoid condition (or state) a state of depressed vitality occurring in many acute diseases.

Derivatives:

typhoidal adj.

Etymology: TYPHUS + -OID

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.