TYPHOTOXIN
Ty`pho*tox"in, n. Etym: [Typhoid + -toxic.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A basic substance, C7H17NO2, formed from the growth of the typhoid bacillus on meat pulp. It induces in small animals lethargic conditions with liquid dejecta.
TYPHOUS
Ty"phous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. typheux.] (Med.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to typhus; of the nature of typhus.
TYPHUS
Ty"phus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. dh smoke.] (Med.)
Defn: A contagious continued fever lasting from two to three weeks, attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and marked by a copious eruption of red spots upon the body. Also called jail fever, famine fever, putrid fever, spottled fever, etc. See Jail fever, under Jail.
TYPIC
Typ"ic, a.
Defn: Typical. "Typic shades." Boyle.
TYPICAL
Typ"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. typicus, Gr. typique. See Type.]
1. Of the nature of a type; representing something by a form, model, or resemblance; emblematic; prefigurative. The Levitical priesthood was only typical of the Christian. Atterbury.