(pathology) 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.

Relating to, or resembling, cholera

plural of cholera

fowl cholera, caused by Pasteurella multocida.

swine fever, caused by Pestivirus C (CSFV)

(archaic) Any of various stomach ailments accompanied by diarrhea.

(medicine, archaic) gastroenteritis