cholera Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
    Indian cholera; Asiatic cholera; epidemic cholera.

WordNet

Chol"er*a noun
Etymology
L., a bilious disease. See Choler.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) One of several diseases affecting the digestive and intestinal tract and more or less dangerous to life, esp. the one commonly called Asiatic cholera.

Webster 1913