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