Tȳp'ic or Tȳp'ic-al, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. typique, Sp. & It. tipico, Lat. typicus, Gr. τυπικός, from τύπος, type.]

  1. Of the nature of a type; representing something by a form, model, or resemblance; emblematic; figurative.
  2. (Nat. Hist.) Combining or expressing the essential characteristics of a type.

Typic fever (Med.), a fever that is regular in its attacks, or that follows a particular type;—opposed to erratic fever.