typhoid

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noun

ty·​phoid ˈtī-ˌfȯid 

(ˌ)tī-ˈfȯid

1

: typhoid fever

2

: a disease of domestic animals resembling human typhus or typhoid

typhoid

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adjective

1

: of, relating to, or suggestive of typhus

2

[typhoid entry 1] : of, relating to, or constituting typhoid

Examples of typhoid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Panzi, previously hit by a typhoid outbreak two years ago, faces intersecting public health crises, including a seasonal flu resurgence, widespread malnutrition and low vaccination rates, all of which render children particularly vulnerable. —Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024

Created in 1971, the game reached cult status among American grade schoolers by the 1990s as one of the first educational computer games allowed in schools — and for its hilariously dark storylines filled with broken arms, typhoid and dysentery. —Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024

Adjective

Baker tracked her down five years later, working under an alias in the kitchen of Sloane Maternity Hospital, which was in the midst of a typhoid outbreak. —Bessie Yuill, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2020

After testing positive for typhoid bacteria in 1907, she was forcibly moved to a quarantine facility on North Brother Island. —Bessie Yuill, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2020

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

New Latin typhus

First Known Use

Noun

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1661, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing typhoid

• typhoid fever

Kids Definition

typhoid

1 of 2 adjective

ty·​phoid ˈtī-ˌfȯid 

(ˈ)tī-ˈfȯid

: of, relating to, or being typhoid fever

typhoid

2 of 2 noun

: typhoid fever

Medical Definition

typhoid

1 of 2 adjective

ty·​phoid ˈtī-ˌfȯid, (ˈ)tī-ˈ 

1

: of, relating to, or suggestive of typhus

2

: of, relating to, affected with, or constituting typhoid fever

typhoid

2 of 2 noun

1

: typhoid fever

2

: any of several diseases of domestic animals resembling human typhus or typhoid fever