para·ty·phoid
ˌper-ə-ˈtī-ˌfȯid
-(ˌ)tī-ˈfȯid,
ˌpa-rə-
1
: resembling typhoid fever
2
: of or relating to paratyphoid or its causative organisms
paratyphoid infection
: a salmonellosis that resembles typhoid fever and is commonly contracted by eating contaminated food
called also paratyphoid fever
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