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EPIDEMIC CHOLERA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does epidemic cholera mean? 

EPIDEMIC CHOLERA (noun)
  The noun EPIDEMIC CHOLERA has 1 sense:

1. an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or foodplay

  Familiarity information: EPIDEMIC CHOLERA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EPIDEMIC CHOLERA (noun)


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 ("epidemic cholera" is a kind of...):

infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)


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