typhoidal

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Relating to a serious fever caused by bacteria that spread in food and water

adjective
/taɪˈfɔɪdəl/

Specialized

: tifoideo

The patient exhibited typhoidal symptoms, including high fever and abdominal pain, which led to the diagnosis of typhoid fever.

Examples

Another aspect of this disease worth noting is that typhoidal or pneumonic tularemia, especially in non-endemic areas, should suggest the possibility of an act of bioterrorism.

Academic text (2003)
The typhoidal form of tularemia involves severe systemic illness in the absence of signs that would indicate the site of inoculation or the anatomic localization of the infection.

Academic text (2003)
Doctors noted that the typhoidal infection caused significant gastrointestinal distress, mirroring the effects seen in typhoid patients.
In cases of typhoidal illness, timely medical intervention is critical to prevent severe complications associated with the disease.

Surface Forms

typhoidal positive

Morphology

typhoidal = typhoid (transparent) = typhoid + al

The adjective is formed regularly from typhoid plus the adjectival suffix -al, with the meaning 'relating to typhoid fever' remaining straightforward.

Etymology

The word typhoidal comes from typhoid, which goes back to the Greek word typhos meaning 'smoke' and used to mean 'a clouded mind' because the fever can make people confused. So typhoidal means 'like typhoid fever', describing an illness with symptoms such as high fever and confusion.