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Definitions for Cholera
[1] Also called Asiatic cholera. Pathology . an acute, infectious disease, endemic in India and China and occasionally epidemic elsewhere, characterized by profuse diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, etc.
[2] Veterinary Pathology . any of several diseases of domesticated animals that are characterized by depression, sleepiness, lack of appetite, and diarrhea. Compare fowl cholera, hog cholera.
[3] an acute intestinal infection characterized by severe diarrhoea, cramp, etc: caused by ingestion of water or food contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio comma Also called: Asiatic cholera , epidemic cholera , Indian cholera
Words nearby Cholera
cholemia, cholent, choleperitoneum, cholepoiesis, choler, cholera, cholera infantum, cholera morbus, choleraic diarrhea, choleresis, choleretic
Origin of Cholera
1600–05 in sense “gastrointestinal disease”; 1800–05 for current sense < Latin: disease caused by bile < Greek choléra; see choler
Other words from Cholera
chol·e·ra·ic [kol-uh -rey -ik] /ˌkɒl əˈreɪ ɪk/ , adjective
chol′e•ra′ ic (-ə-rā′ ĭk ) adj.
Word origin for Cholera
C14: from Latin, from Greek kholera jaundice, from kholē bile