Noun: paratyphoid ,per-u'tI,foyd [N. Amer], ,pa-ru'tI,foyd [Brit]
- Any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever
"Paratyphoid fever is caused by several strains of Salmonella bacteria";
- paratyphoid fever
Derived forms: paratyphoids
Type of: infectious disease
Encyclopedia: Paratyphoid