cholera infantum

cholera 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]

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  • cholera in|fan|tum — «ihn FAN tuhm», any disease of infants that causes severe diarrhea, especially in hot weather. ╂[< New Latin cholera infantum] …   Useful english dictionary

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