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paratyphoid

American  
[par-uh-tahy-foid] / ˌpær əˈtaɪ fɔɪd /

noun

  1. Also called paratyphoid fever.  an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.

adjective

  1. of or relating to paratyphoid.

  2. resembling typhoid.

paratyphoid British  
/ ˌpærəˈtaɪfɔɪd /

adjective

  1. resembling typhoid fever or its causative agent

  2. of or relating to paratyphoid fever

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noun

  1. See paratyphoid fever

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Etymology

Origin of paratyphoid

First recorded in 1900–05; para- 1 + typhoid

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