Asiatic cholera

noun

, Pathology.

1. cholera ( def 1 ).

Asiatic cholera

noun

1. another name for cholera

Word History and Origins

Origin of Asiatic cholera¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

A year after this important occurrence, the Asiatic Cholera came marching from the East, for the first time.

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It was afterwards known that upwards of 750 persons perished in Bilston of Asiatic Cholera.

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Previous to 1829, Asiatic cholera had obtained no footing in Europe.

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