typhogenic

[ tahy-fuh-jen-ik ]

adjective

, Pathology.

1. producing typhus or typhoid fever.

typhogenic

/ ˌtaɪfəʊˈdʒɛnɪk /

adjective

1. causing typhus or typhoid fever

Word History and Origins

Origin of typhogenic¹

1895–1900; typh(us) or typh(oid) + -o- + -genic