TYPHOID


Meaning of TYPHOID in English

I. ˈtī-ˌfȯid, (ˌ)tī-ˈ adjective

Etymology: New Latin typhus

Date: 1800

1. : of, relating to, or suggestive of typhus

2.

[ typhoid (II)]

: of, relating to, or constituting typhoid

II. noun

Date: 1861

1. : typhoid fever

2. : a disease of domestic animals resembling human typhus or typhoid

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