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typhoid
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
ty·phoid
/ ˈtīˌfoid/
(also typhoid fever)
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n.
an infectious fever with an eruption of red spots on the chest and abdomen and severe intestinal irritation, caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi.
DERIVATIVES:
ty·phoi·dal
/ tīˈfoidl/ adj.
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