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Definition of Cholera

1. Noun. An acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food.

Definition of Cholera

1. n. One of several diseases affecting the digestive and intestinal tract and more or less dangerous to life, esp. the one commonly called Asiatic cholera.

Definition of Cholera

1. Noun. (pathology) Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by 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 ¹

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Definition of Cholera

1. an acute disease [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cholera

1. A form of infectious gastroenteritis (intestinal infection) that results in frequent watery stools, cramping abdominal pain and eventual collapse (from dehydration). Epidemic infections are seasonal in most third world countries, particularly Africa. (15 Jan 1998)

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Literary usage of Cholera

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1866)
"A Communication from the City Physician on Asiatic cholera. Is it a 4. Report on Sundry Documents relating to cholera, Transmitted by the Contagions Disease ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"As yet. twenty-two cholera bodies and seventeen cholera patients have been subjects of investigation. All these cases were studied for the presence of the ..."

3. The Popular Science Monthly (1885)
"If cholera is really spread through human intercourse, then it is clear ... Thirty years ago I began my investigations on cholera in the belief that the ..."

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