STOMACH FLU

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis

Synonyms:

gastroenteritis; intestinal flu; stomach flu

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("stomach flu" is a kind of...):

inflammatory disease (a disease characterized by inflammation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stomach flu"):

cholera infantum (often fatal form of gastroenteritis occurring in children; not true cholera but having similar symptoms)

cholera morbus; collywobbles (severe gastroenteritis of unknown etiology; characterized by severe colic and vomiting and diarrhea)