cholera
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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.
Origin:
1350–1400 for sense of choler (def 2); 1565–75 for current senses; Middle English < Latin < Greek choléra name of several intestinal diseases
1350–1400 for sense of choler (def 2); 1565–75 for current senses; Middle English < Latin < Greek choléra name of several intestinal diseases
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cholera (ˈkɒlərə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Asiatic cholera, epidemic cholera, Also called: Indian cholera an acute intestinal infection characterized by severe diarrhoea, cramp, etc: caused by ingestion of water or food contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio comma | |
| [C14: from Latin, from Greek kholera jaundice, from kholē bile] | |
| 'choleroid | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
cholera
late 14c., "choler, bile, melancholy," from L. cholera, from Gk. kholera "a type of disease characterized by diarrhea, supposedly caused by choler" (Celsus), from khole "gall, bile," from khloazein "to be green," from khloros (see Chloe). But another sense of khole was "drainpipe,
gutter." Revived 1565 as a name for a severe digestive disorder (rarely fatal to adults); and 1704 (especially as cholera morbus), for a highly lethal disease endemic in India, periodically breaking out in global epidemics.
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Medical Dictionary
cholera chol·er·a (kŏl'ər-ə)
n.
An acute epidemic infectious disease caused by Vibrio cholerae, characterized by profuse watery diarrhea, extreme loss of fluid and electrolytes, and prostration.
Any of various diseases of domesticated animals marked by severe gastroenteritis.
chol'e·ra'ic (-ə-rā'ĭk) adj.
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Science Dictionary
| cholera (kŏl'ər-ə) Pronunciation Key
An infectious, sometimes fatal disease of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It is spread from contaminated water and food and causes severe diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration. |
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Cultural Dictionary
cholera [(kol-uh-ruh)]An acute disease, and an infectious disease, caused by a kind of bacterium that affects the intestines. Transmitted by food or water that has been contaminated with raw sewage, cholera is often fatal and is characterized by severe vomiting, diarrhea, and collapse.
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Example sentences
Elsewhere, you may have to worry about cholera and dysentery.
Presumably new methods for purification of surface water must be developed to eliminate cholera.
Not even the threat of a cholera outbreak slowed his pace.
He cites the pork industry, which used to be blighted with hog cholera.
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