salmonellosis

[ sal-muh-nl-oh-sis ]

nounPathology.
  1. food poisoning caused by consumption of food contaminated with bacteria of the genus Salmonella, characterized by the sudden onset of abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever.

Origin of salmonellosis

1
First recorded in 1910–15; salmonell(a) + -osis

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