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salmonellosis
[ sal-muh-nl-oh-sis ]
noun
, Pathology.
- 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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of salmonellosis1
First recorded in 1910–15; salmonell(a) + -osis
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Example Sentences
She’ll put them back up when the region’s salmonellosis outbreak has passed, she said.
From Washington Post
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