typhoidin

[ tahy-foi-din ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. a culture of dead typhoid bacilli used by cutaneous inoculation to detect the presence of a typhoid infection.

typhoidin

/ taɪˈfɔɪdɪn /

noun

1. med a culture of dead typhoid bacillus for injection into the skin to test for typhoid fever

Word History and Origins

Origin of typhoidin¹

typhoid + -in ¹