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81cholera morbus — /kɒlərə ˈmɔbəs/ (say koluhruh mawbuhs) noun → cholera (def. 2). Also, cholera nostras /kɒlərə ˈnɒstrəs/ (say koluhruh nostruhs). {Latin: cholera disease} …
82cholera bacillus — Comma Com ma, n. [L. comma part of a sentence, comma, Gr. ? clause, fr. ? to cut off. Cf. {Capon}.] 1. A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of a sentence, written or printed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A small interval (the… …
83cholera infantum — /in fan teuhm/, Pathol. an often fatal form of gastroenteritis occurring in infants, not of the same cause as cholera but having somewhat similar characteristics. [1820 30, Amer.; < NL: cholera of infants] * * * …
84cholera toxin — an exotoxin produced by Vibrio cholerae; a protein enterotoxin that binds to the membrane of enteric cells and stimulates the adenylate cyclase system, causing the hypersecretion of chloride and bicarbonate ions seen in cholera. Called also… …
85cholera belt — noun : a flannel or wool band or cincture around the waist * * * cholera belt noun A waistband of eg flannel worn as a precaution against disease • • • Main Entry: ↑cholera …
86cholera morbus — noun Etymology: New Latin, literally, the disease cholera Date: 1673 gastrointestinal illness characterized by cramps, diarrhea, and sometimes vomiting not used technically …
87cholera toxin — A multimeric protein toxin from Cholera vibrio. The toxic A subunit (27 kD) activates adenyl cyclase irreversibly by ADP ribosylation of a Gs protein. The B subunit (57 kD) has 5 identical monomers, binds to GM1 ganglioside and facilitates… …
88Cholera genome — The genome of the bacterium called Vibrio cholerae that causes cholera. This genome contains over 4 million bases in its DNA including the sequences for nearly 4,000 genes. The V. cholerae genome is remarkable in that it is arranged in two… …
89cholera sicca — a rare type of cholera in which intestinal obstruction produces pooling of fluid in the colon, so that there is not diarrhea; called also dry c …
90cholera epidemic — outbreak of cholera (infectious bacterial disease) …
