paratyphoid — [par΄ə tī′foid΄] adj. [ PARA 1 + TYPHOID] designating, of, or causing an infectious disease closely resembling typhoid fever but usually milder and caused by bacteria (genus Salmonella) n. paratyphoid fever … English World dictionary
paratyphoid — I. adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1902 1. resembling typhoid fever 2. of or relating to paratyphoid or its causative organisms < paratyphoid infection > II. noun Date: 1902 a salmonellosis that resembles typhoid… … New Collegiate Dictionary
paratyphoid — /par euh tuy foyd/, Pathol. n. 1. Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi. adj. 2. of… … Universalium
paratyphoid — 1. adjective Resembling typhoid. 2. noun paratyphoid fever … Wiktionary
paratyphoid — par•a•ty•phoid [[t]ˌpær əˈtaɪ fɔɪd[/t]] n. 1) pat Also called par′aty′phoid fe′ver. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usu. milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S.… … From formal English to slang
paratyphoid — /pærəˈtaɪfɔɪd/ (say paruh tuyfoyd) adjective denoting or relating to paratyphoid fever … Australian-English dictionary
paratyphoid — par·a·ty·phoid || ‚pærÉ™ taɪfɔɪd n. infectious disease resembling typhoid fever, milder form of typhoid … English contemporary dictionary
paratyphoid — noun a fever resembling typhoid, caused by related bacteria … English new terms dictionary
paratyphoid — noun (U) a disease that causes fever and severe pain in your intestine … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
paratyphoid — para·typhoid … English syllables