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TYPHOID FEVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration; caused by Salmonella typhosa ingested with food or water
Synonyms:
enteric fever; typhoid; typhoid fever
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("typhoid fever" is a kind of...):
infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)
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