Synonym for cholera ... <gastroenterology, microbiology> A form of infectious gastroenteritis (intestinal infection) that results in frequent watery stools, cramping abdominal pain and eventual collapse (from dehydration). ... Epidemic infections are seasonal in most third world countries, particularly Africa. ... (15 Jan 1998) ... 
True cholera. Used to distinguish cholera from cholera nostra or English cholera
Type: Term Synonyms: cholera
cholera (def. 1).