Asiatic cholera


Asiatic cholera

noun

Definition of ASIATIC CHOLERA

: cholera of Asian origin that is caused by virulent strains of the cholera vibrio (Vibrio cholerae)

First Known Use of ASIATIC CHOLERA

1831

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