First Known Use: 1601
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cholera
noun chol·era \ˈkä-lə-rə\
: a serious disease that causes severe vomiting and diarrhea and that often results in death
Full Definition of CHOLERA
: any of several diseases of humans and domestic animals usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms; especially : an acute diarrheal disease caused by an enterotoxin produced by a comma-shaped gram-negative bacillus (Vibrio cholerae syn. V. comma) when it is present in large numbers in the proximal part of the human small intestine
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cholera
noun chol·era \ˈkä-lə-rə\
Definition of CHOLERA for Kids
: a serious disease that causes severe vomiting and diarrhea
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cholera
noun chol·era \ˈkäl-ə-rə\
Medical Definition of CHOLERA
: any of several diseases of humans and domestic animals usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms: as a : an acute diarrheal disease caused by an enterotoxin produced by various strains of a comma-shaped gram-negative bacterium of the genus Vibrio (V. cholerae synonym V. comma) when it is present in large numbers in the proximal part of the human small intestine—see asiatic cholera b : fowl cholera c : hog cholera
—chol·e·ra·ic \ˌkäl-ə-ˈrā-ik\ adjective
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