typhoid

[ tahy-foid ]

noun

1. Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.

adjective

1. resembling typhus; typhous.
2. typhoidal.

typhoid

/ ˈtaɪfɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling typhus

noun

1. short for typhoid fever

Other Words From

• anti·typhoid adjective
• pre·typhoid adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of typhoid¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; typh(us) + -oid

Example Sentences

Along the way Clark got married, fathered seven children, lost his first wife to typhoid fever, remarried in his 60s and fathered two additional daughters.

From Los Angeles Times

"There is no drinking water," Rouzatullah says, warning there might be outbreaks of waterborne diseases such as typhoid and dysentery.

From BBC

Showers are being postponed, and children with only dirty water to drink are being hospitalized with typhoid fever.

From New York Times

A year or so after Bradlaugh wrote that, Victoria’s heir, the Prince of Wales, nearly died from typhoid, and the general relief and rejoicing at his recovery buoyed the monarchy’s standing anew.

From Los Angeles Times

Researchers can accurately track where typhoid fever cases are highest by monitoring environmental samples for viruses called bacteriophages that specifically infect the bacterium that causes typhoid fever.

From Science Daily