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Cholera morbus   Listen
Cholera morbus

noun
1.
Severe gastroenteritis of unknown etiology; characterized by severe colic and vomiting and diarrhea.  Synonym: collywobbles.





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"Cholera morbus" Quotes from Famous Books



... expelled. After that I found it hard to get passes. Lots of times I had to steal them, and finally—for the first time in my life—I stole something to eat. Say, pardner, did you ever get so hungry that the hunger cramped you like cholera morbus?" ...
— Snow on the Headlight - A Story of the Great Burlington Strike • Cy Warman
... The Cholera Morbus, or a sudden and violent Vomiting and Purging, was very frequent in July and August 1701; and several were attacked with it at Munster.—It was attended with great Sickness, with Pain, and Inflation of the Abdomen, Thirst, and a small quick Pulse: Some had it ...
— An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany • Donald Monro


Words linked to "Cholera morbus" :   stomach flu, collywobbles, intestinal flu, gastroenteritis


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