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    TYPHOID

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or waterplay

    Synonyms:

    enteric fever; typhoid; typhoid fever

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("typhoid" is a kind of...):

    infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)

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