cholera

Significat (Anglès)

Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.

Conceptes

còlera

Sinònims

Asiatic cholera

Indian cholera

epidemic cholera

cholera morbus

dysentery

etc

flu

plague

infectious disease

choleraic

pestilential disease

Traduccions

choléra

cólera

💢

Cholera

colera

χολέρα

cholera

cólera

💢

kolera

كوليرا

الكوليرا

kolera

cholera

cholérique

colèra

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈkɒləɹə/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra, “cholera”). Doublet of choler.