typhid.html - n.
inflammation of the caecum.

typhlitic adj. [mod.L f. Gk tuphlon caecum or blind gut f. tuphlos blind + -ITIS]

typhid.html - n. & adj.
--n.

1 (in full typhoid fever) an infectious bacterial fever with an eruption of red spots on the chest and abdomen and severe intestinal irritation.
2 a similar disease of animals.

--adj.

like typhus.

typhoid condition (or state) a state of depressed vitality occurring in many acute diseases.

typhoidal adj. [TYPHUS + -OID]

typhid.html - n.
a violent hurricane in E. Asian seas.

typhonic adj. [partly f. Port. tuf°o f. Arab. tufan perh. f. Gk tuphon whirlwind; partly f. Chin. dial. tai fung big wind]

typhid.html - n.
an infectious fever caused by rickettsiae, characterized by a purple rash, headaches, fever, and usu. delirium.

typhous adj. [mod.L f. Gk tuphos smoke, stupor f. tupho to smoke]

typhid.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a a class of things or persons having common characteristics. b a kind or sort (would like a different type of car).
2 a person, thing, or event serving as an illustration, symbol, or characteristic specimen of another, or of a class.
3 (in comb.) made of, resembling, or functioning as (ceramic-type material; Cheddar-type cheese).
4 colloq. a person, esp. of a specified character (is rather a quiet type; is not really my type).
5 an object, conception, or work of art serving as a model for subsequent artists.
6 Printing a a piece of metal etc. with a raised letter or character on its upper surface for use in printing. b a kind or size of such pieces (printed in large type). c a set or supply of these (ran short of type).
7 a device on either side of a medal or coin.
8 Theol. a foreshadowing in the Old Testament of a person or event of the Christian dispensation.
9 Biol. an organism having or chosen as having the essential characteristics of its group and giving its name to the next highest group.

--v.

1 tr. be a type or example of.
2 tr. & intr. write with a typewriter.
3 tr. esp. Biol. & Med. assign to a type; classify.
4 tr. = TYPECAST.

in type Printing composed and ready for printing. type-founder a designer and maker of metal types. type-foundry a foundry where type is made. type-metal Printing an alloy of lead etc., used for casting printing-types. type site Archaeol. a site where objects regarded as defining the characteristics of a period etc. are found. type specimen Biol. the specimen used for naming and describing a new species.

typal adj. [ME f. F type or L typus f. Gk tupos impression, figure, type, f. tupto strike]

typhid.html - v.tr.
(past and past part. -cast) assign (an actor or actress) repeatedly to the same type of role, esp. one in character.