CHOLERA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Asiatic cholera; cholera; epidemic cholera; Indian cholera

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

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

Derivation:

choleraic (relating to or resulting from or resembling cholera)

Cholera is a bacterial infection that causes diarrhea.

(Cholera, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)