TYPHOID

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water

Synonyms:

enteric fever; typhoid; typhoid fever

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("typhoid" is a kind of...):

infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)

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