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Definition of "cholera morbus" []

  • Acute gastroenteritis occurring in summer and autumn and marked by severe cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting. No longer in scientific use. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cholera morbus" in a sentence
  • "It is good in cholera infantum, (puking and purging) among children after the stomach has been cleansed, or the puking checked by the use of the cholera morbus root."
  • "The best articles of this class are cholera morbus root, seven bark, pepper mint and spear mint; there are also other articles which possess the property of anti-emetics in a less active degree; by examining materia medica, you will find a full description of the above articles, together with several others."