typhoid

adj, noun — 2 senses

typhoid

adj

/ˈtaɪ.fɔɪd/

Etymology From typhus + -oid.

1

Characterised by or relating to typhus.

typhoid

noun

Etymology From typhus + -oid.

1

Medicine, Pathology, Sciences Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis 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:

Derived terms: antityphoid, laryngotyphoid, nontyphoid, paratyphoid, posttyphoid, pretyphoid, typhoidal, typhoidin, typhoidlike

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