typhoid

American  

[tahy-foid] / ˈtaɪ fɔɪd /

noun

1. Also called typhoid fever.  an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.

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adjective

1. resembling typhus; typhous.

2. typhoidal.

typhoid British  

/ ˈtaɪfɔɪd /

adjective

1. resembling typhus

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noun

1. short for typhoid fever

Other Word Forms

• antityphoid adjective
• pretyphoid adjective

Etymology

Origin of typhoid

First recorded in 1790–1800; typh(us) + -oid

Example Sentences

Suddenly Parton was a single mother of two daughters, mourning the deaths of her husband from typhoid fever and their first daughter, who died of brain fever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Angels in the Asylum is due to star Simon Pegg and Minnie Driver and tells the story of women who were locked away for being typhoid carriers.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025

Cholera, dysentery and typhoid fever are no longer health burdens in the U.S. thanks to a robust water treatment system.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2025

Looking across different causes of death, the study reveals sharp drops in deaths from enteric diseases -- a class of diseases that includes diarrhea and typhoid.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2024

Mam runs after him and he tells her I have typhoid fever.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt