typhoid fever

1. 1.

   serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water

   Synonymstyphoidenteric fever

   Broaderinfectious disease

Questions about typhoid fever

What does typhoid fever mean?

typhoid fever means "serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water".

What is another word for typhoid fever?

Close synonyms include typhoid, enteric fever. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.