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Noun: paratyphoid  ,per-u'tI,foyd [N. Amer], ,pa-ru'tI,foyd [Brit]
  1. Any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever
    - paratyphoid fever

Derived forms: paratyphoids

Type of: infectious disease

Encyclopedia: Paratyphoid