typhoid

🇺🇸 /ˈtaɪfɔɪd/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtaɪfɔɪd/
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A severe illness that causes high fever, rash, and stomach pain, and can be life-threatening.

During the outbreak, many people contracted typhoid from contaminated water.

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n. A severe illness that causes high fever, rash, and stomach pain, and can be life-threatening.

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Plural typhoids