cholera

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

Asiatic cholera

Indian cholera

epidemic cholera

cholera morbus

pestilential disease

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
chol‧e‧ra
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɒləɹə/
Etymology

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

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