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adjectivetyphoid (not comparable)
- not comparableCharacterised by or relating to typhus.
nountyphoid (countable and uncountable, plural typhoids)
plural typhoids
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountablemedicineEllipsis of typhoid fever.
Typhoid may not worry people as it once did, but it still affects more than 20 million people a year around the world.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 378
Synonyms & antonyms
nounserious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water
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typhoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typhoid
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“typhoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typhoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “typhoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typhoid.
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