Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - typhoid

n. & adj. --n. 1 (in full typhoid fever) an infectious bacterial fever with an eruption of red spots on the chest and abdomen and severe intestinal irritation. 2 a similar disease of animals. --adj. like typhus. Phrases and idioms typhoid condition (or state) a state of depressed vitality occurring in many acute diseases. Derivatives typhoidal adj. Etymology: TYPHUS + -OID