1. an acute infectious disease of the small intestine, caused by the bacterium vibrio cholerae and characterized by profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, muscle cramps, severe dehydration, and depletion of electrolytes. also called asiatic cholera.
2. any of various diseases of domesticated animals, such as chickens, turkeys, or hogs, marked by severe gastroenteritis.

1. any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by the vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration

1. one of several diseases affecting the digestive and intestinal tract and more or less dangerous to life, esp. the one commonly called asiatic cholera.

1. an infectious and often rapidly fatal disease, prevailing epidemically, generally preceded by a diarrhea, and marked by violent purging of watery stools with flocculent particles suspended in them (“rice-water stools”), vomiting, cramps, especially in the legs and abdominal walls, and profound collapse: specifically termed asiatic cholera.
2. an acute disorder of the digestive organs, not epidemic, marked by vomiting, purging, colic, and cramps in the legs and abdominal walls, with considerable exhaustion, mostly confined to the hotter months, and frequently due to errors of diet: specifically called sporadic cholera and cholera morbus.
3. A destructive infectious disease of fowls, characterized by a yellow or green diarrhea, with an offensive odor, and great weakness and speedy death.

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