asiatic cholera

1. 1.

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

   SynonymscholeraIndian choleraepidemic cholera

   Broaderinfectious disease

Questions about asiatic cholera

What does asiatic cholera mean?

asiatic cholera means "an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food".

What is another word for asiatic cholera?

Close synonyms include cholera, Indian cholera, epidemic cholera. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.