PARATYPHOID

paratyphoid, paratyphoid fever

(noun) any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

paratyphoid (comparative more paratyphoid, superlative most paratyphoid)

Resembling typhoid.

Noun

paratyphoid (countable and uncountable, plural paratyphoids)

paratyphoid fever

Source: Wiktionary



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INTERTRIGO

(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)


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