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paratyphoid

Pronunciation: /parəˈtʌɪfɔɪd/
(also paratyphoid fever)
Definition of paratyphoid

noun

[mass noun]
  • a fever resembling typhoid but caused by different (though related) bacteria.
    • The bacteria are species of the genus Salmonella, in particular (in humans) S. paratyphi

paratyphoid in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of paratyphoid in the US English dictionary