typhoid fever

noun

an acute infectious disease characterized by high fever, rose-coloured spots on the chest or abdomen, abdominal pain, and occasionally intestinal bleeding. It is caused by the bacillus Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or waterAlso called: enteric fever

Word Origin for typhoid fever

C19: from typhus + -oid; so called because the symptoms resemble those of typhus

Words nearby typhoid fever

Typhoeus, typhogenic, typhoid, typhoidal, typhoid bacillus, typhoid fever, typhoidin, Typhoid Mary, typhoid vaccine, typhon, typhoon

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Cultural definitions for typhoid fever

typhoid fever

[ (teye-foyd) ]

An acute and highly contagious disease transmitted by food or water contaminated with a kind of bacterium. The disease, which is often fatal, is characterized by high fever, pain in the abdomen, and bleeding in the intestines.

Medical definitions for typhoid fever

typhoid fever

n.

An acute infectious disease caused by Salmonella typhi and characterized by a continued fever, physical and mental depression, an eruption of rose-colored spots on the chest and abdomen, tympanites, and diarrhea.enteric fever

Scientific definitions for typhoid fever

typhoid fever

[ tī′foid′ ]

A life-threatening infectious disease caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi and transmitted through contaminated food and water. It is characterized by high fever, intestinal bleeding, diarrhea, and skin rash.

单词	typhoid fever
释义	typhoid fever noun an acute infectious disease characterized by high fever, rose-coloured spots on the chest or abdomen, abdominal pain, and occasionally intestinal bleeding. It is caused by the bacillus Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or waterAlso called: enteric fever Word Origin for typhoid fever C19: from typhus + -oid; so called because the symptoms resemble those of typhus Words nearby typhoid fever Typhoeus, typhogenic, typhoid, typhoidal, typhoid bacillus, typhoid fever, typhoidin, Typhoid Mary, typhoid vaccine, typhon, typhoon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for typhoid fever typhoid fever [ (teye-foyd) ] An acute and highly contagious disease transmitted by food or water contaminated with a kind of bacterium. The disease, which is often fatal, is characterized by high fever, pain in the abdomen, and bleeding in the intestines. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for typhoid fever typhoid fever n. An acute infectious disease caused by Salmonella typhi and characterized by a continued fever, physical and mental depression, an eruption of rose-colored spots on the chest and abdomen, tympanites, and diarrhea.enteric fever The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for typhoid fever typhoid fever [ tī′foid′ ] A life-threatening infectious disease caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi and transmitted through contaminated food and water. It is characterized by high fever, intestinal bleeding, diarrhea, and skin rash. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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