pleurotyphoid

pleur·o·ty·phoid

(plūr'ō-tī'foyd), Typhoid fever in which the early stage is masked by the physical signs of pleurisy.

pleurotyphoid

An obsolete term for typhoid fever accompanied by pleuritis, a distinction of uncertain clinical utility.

pleurotyphoid

(ploo″rō-tī′foyd) [″ + typhos, fever, + eidos, form, shape] Typhoid fever with pleural involvement.