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Noun: cholera  kó-lu-ru
  1. An acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
    "The cholera outbreak was traced to a contaminated well";
    - Asiatic cholera, Indian cholera, epidemic cholera

Derived forms: choleras

Type of: infectious disease

Encyclopedia: Cholera