salmonellosis

[ sal-muh-nl-oh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. food poisoning caused by consumption of food contaminated with bacteria of the genus Salmonella, characterized by the sudden onset of abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever.

Word History and Origins

Origin of salmonellosis¹

First recorded in 1910–15; salmonell(a) + -osis

Example Sentences

She’ll put them back up when the region’s salmonellosis outbreak has passed, she said.

From Washington Post