Typhoid fever is a severe infection caused by a bacterium, Salmonella typhi. S. typhi is in the same family of bacteria as the type spread by chicken and eggs, commonly known as salmonella poisoning or food poisoning.yphoid fever is passed from person to person through poor hygiene, such as incomplete or no hand washing after using the toilet. Persons who are carriers of the disease and who handle food can be the source of epidemic spread of typhoid.
3. spic. A highly offensive term referring in a derogatory manner to a Hispanic person, i.e. born or descendant of natives of Spain and/or any Spanish-speaking country or territory in Central America, South America or the Caribbean.
spicule [spikâ²yoÌoÌl] Etymology: L, spiculum, point. a small sharp body with a needlelike point. spicÂ·ule (spik'yÅ«l) A small, needle-shaped body. [L. spiculum, dim. of spica, or spicum, a point] spicule. a small spiked structure in male nematode worms that assists in copulation. a slender rod of calcium carbonate found in sponges, that supports the soft wall. spicule small spike at outer margin of the nail plate that can penetrate local nail wall (causing paronychia/ingrowing toenail) or cause local pain (i.e. a hang nail) spicÂ·ule (spik'yÅ«l) A small, needle-shaped body. [L. spiculum, dim. of spica, or spicum, a point] spicule (spikÂ´Å«l), n a small needle-shaped body. spicule