Cholera

Word CHOLERA
Character 7
Hyphenation chol er a
Pronunciations /ˈkɒləɹə/

Definitions and meanings of "Cholera"

What do we mean by cholera?

An acute infectious disease of the small intestine, caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae and characterized by profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, muscle cramps, severe dehydration, and depletion of electrolytes. noun

Any of various diseases of domesticated animals, such as chickens, turkeys, or hogs, marked by severe gastroenteritis. noun

An infectious and often rapidly fatal disease, prevailing epidemically, generally preceded by a diarrhea, and marked by violent purging of watery stools with flocculent particles suspended in them (“rice-water stools”), vomiting, cramps, especially in the legs and abdominal walls, and profound collapse: specifically termed Asiatic cholera. noun

An acute disorder of the digestive organs, not epidemic, marked by vomiting, purging, colic, and cramps in the legs and abdominal walls, with considerable exhaustion, mostly confined to the hotter months, and frequently due to errors of diet: specifically called sporadic cholera and cholera morbus. noun

A destructive infectious disease of fowls, characterized by a yellow or green diarrhea, with an offensive odor, and great weakness and speedy death. noun

One of several diseases affecting the digestive and intestinal tract and more or less dangerous to life, esp. the one commonly called Asiatic cholera. noun

A malignant and rapidly fatal disease, originating in Asia and frequently epidemic in the more filthy sections of other lands, to which the germ or specific poison may have been carried. It is characterized by diarrhea, rice-water evacuations, vomiting, cramps, pinched expression, and lividity, rapidly passing into a state of collapse, followed by death, or by a stage of reaction of fever. noun

See Comma bacillus. noun

A dangerous summer disease, of infants, caused by hot weather, bad air, or poor milk, and especially fatal in large cities. noun

A disease characterized by vomiting and purging, with gripings and cramps, usually caused by imprudence in diet or by gastrointestinal disturbance. noun

See under Chicken. noun

See under Hog. noun

A disease somewhat resembling the Asiatic cholera, but originating where it occurs, and rarely becoming epidemic. noun

Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration noun

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

Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.

Serious stomach sickness, turns your belly into a unstable nuclear power plant, ready to explode. Warning: Better not combine the diarrheal illness with excessive alcohol consumption, or else the shit literally goes the wrong way. In other words, you will nearly puke your guts out. Including the gastric acid, the womit will contain bladder juices and turds from your shit canals. The waste discharged from this persons defecation usually end up near the toilet, and not where it should. Keep your distance to contaminated objects. Urban Dictionary

A serious disease characterized by female name calling that often leads to fisticuffs Urban Dictionary

The best intestinal disease on the market today, complete with evacuating your bowels without end! Urban Dictionary

1. Intense, sometimes fatal diarrhea. 2. Death Metal band out of Ohio; Brutal musicians. Urban Dictionary

In Oregon Trail II, this term is used when someone in your wagon party dies inexplicably from cholera. Urban Dictionary

A small, man powered cart that sells cheap foodstuffs by the side of the road such as satay sticks, corn, dumplings, etc, that taste great when you are bladdered at 3 am, but leave you with a sore tummy and runny botty the next day. Used to be very prevalent along Legian Street in Kuta many moons ago. Urban Dictionary

Sara mask-kissed Hugh softly and while realising she was in fact kissing a piece of plastic and not the sweet lips of her loved one, she got angry and irrational and pierced the mask with her tongue so she could be close to him. Urban Dictionary

It's a way of saying "damn" in the Polish language, but its often used in the English language for the same meaning, most prominently in Chicago. Urban Dictionary

What happens when you try to type too fast and start making errors Urban Dictionary

An Infectious agent that may cause an acute diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with Neil cholerae bacteria. The first ever recorded victim of this type of Infectious agent is Neil Ballaba, in which he ingested fecal matter which then caused a fecal-oral transmission which led to the spread of Neil Cholerae. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Cholera

The word "cholera" in example sentences

The dramatic loss of salt and water in cholera is a direct consequence of the action of cholera toxin on G-proteins. ❋ Unknown (1994)

HAMILTON: Hotez says ideally, vaccines should be administered before cholera is sweeping through an area because they take more than a week to provide protection. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In fact, cholera is on the increase across the globe. ❋ Joe Amon (2010)

As PiH Chief Medical Officer Joia Mukherjee put it, cholera is "a disease of poverty". ❋ Crossover Dreams (2010)

Dr. THIERAN: The cholera is a water-borne disease that is caused by a bacteria called Vibrio cholerae and that has a specific serotype that is labeled 01. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Getty Images A child suffering from the symptoms of cholera is given fluid by a relative at a hospital in St. Marc. ❋ Ingrid Arnesen (2010)

For the 3,000 plus people who live in this particular camp, cholera is a real worry. ❋ Susana Ferreira (2010)

Now that cholera is in Haiti, it is likely to be around for some time, he said. ❋ Betsy McKay (2010)

"We've been planning hurricane preparedness for months, but to cope with that on top of cholera is hugely complex and demanding, and placing massive pressure on resources already stretched," said Imogen Wall, a spokeswoman for the United Nations 'Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. ❋ Ingrid Arnesen (2010)

I mean, you know, in an ironic way, all this attention to cholera is actually drawing a lot of attention back to the camps. ❋ Unknown (2010)

(On a random bathroom the day after [new years eve]): "Damn, it smells like somebody had acute cholera in here! The room is filled with a [odour] like [gallbladder] in a heavy mixture with puke and feces!" ❋ Hektor Bender (2009)

She [decked] you?! Well, what did you [expect] her to do after you cholera [bitch]?! ❋ Dookeyboy (2010)

"[uh oh]! sounds like cholera!" ❋ Speede (2004)

1. He was the third relative I've lost from [cholera]. 2. I got [kicked in] the face by a fat guy wearing a [JFAC] shirt at the [Cholera] show. both are very metal in my opinion ❋ GeoJordan (2007)

[Jebediah] has died of [ninja cholera]. How [the hell]?! ❋ A Dysentery Germ (2016)

Geez I'm feeling sick today. I've been [driving the porcelain bus] all morning. Wish I hadn't stopped for a chew at the [cholera cart] on the way back from the [Kuta] pub crawl last night. ❋ Kuta Kev (2015)

[Sara] said the situation [reminded] her of love in the time of cholera. We do not know how [Hugh] reacted, we have not heard of him since. 🤞 ❋ Krkič (2020)

O cholera czy to Freddy fazbear [Augh augh] [augh augh] augh, [auugh] augh augh ough ough ❋ RandomMalaysian (2023)

[I'm sorry] about my [previous] chat, I'm clearly [suffering] from typing cholera ❋ EvilCapy666 (2022)

"[Neil cholerae] causes seasonal outbreaks of [cholera] of epidemic proportions in developing countries with high [mortality] rates." ❋ Alveltola (2023)

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