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TYPHOID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does typhoid mean? 

TYPHOID (noun)
  The noun TYPHOID has 1 sense:

1. serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or waterplay

  Familiarity information: TYPHOID used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TYPHOID (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

enteric fever; typhoid; typhoid fever

Hypernyms ("typhoid" is a kind of...):

infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)


 Context examples 


I was sick once, typhoid, in the hospital, an' it was beautiful.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Furazolidone is also active in treating typhoid fever, cholera and salmonella infections.

(Furazolidone, NCI Thesaurus)

I was sick once—typhoid.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)



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