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cholera

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɒləɹə/Part of speech nounSorted acehlorStarts with CEnds with A0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food

Word origin

From Latin cholera (“bilious disease”), from Ancient Greek χολέρα (kholéra, “cholera”). Doublet of choler.

Used in a sentence

  • 'This again,' said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, 'is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of cholera - the cholera germ.'
  • At that time, the city [Christiania, now Oslo] was in the grip of a cholera epidemic, and victims were dying at the rate of 60 a day. Bradshaw contracted the disease, and died on September 6 [1853].

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