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typhoid
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
typhoid
(noun)
typhoid
/
ˈ
taɪˌfoɪd/
noun
typhoid
/
ˈ
taɪˌfoɪd/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of TYPHOID
[
noncount
]
medical
:
a serious disease that is passed from one person to another in dirty food or water
—
called also
typhoid fever
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