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typhoid

  • /ˈtaɪ.fɔɪd/

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From typhus + -oid.

adjective

  1. not comparable Characterised by or relating to typhus.

noun typhoids

  1. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of typhoid fever Typhoid may not worry people as it once did, but it still affects more than 20 million people a year around the world.

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"typhoid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/typhoid. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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typhoid. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/typhoid

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"typhoid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/typhoid.

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@misc{typhoid_2026,
  title = {typhoid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/typhoid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}