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EPIDEMIC CHOLERA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 ("epidemic cholera" is a kind of...):
infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)