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ASIATIC CHOLERA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Asiatic cholera mean?
• ASIATIC CHOLERA (noun)
The noun ASIATIC CHOLERA has 1 sense:
1. an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
Familiarity information: ASIATIC CHOLERA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
Asiatic cholera; cholera; epidemic cholera; Indian cholera
Hypernyms ("Asiatic cholera" is a kind of...):
infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)
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