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salmonellosis
[ sal-muh-nl-oh-sis ]
/ ˌsæl mə nlˈoʊ sɪs /
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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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Origin of salmonellosis
First recorded in 1910–15; salmonell(a) + -osis
Words nearby salmonellosis
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How to use salmonellosis in a sentence
She’ll put them back up when the region’s salmonellosis outbreak has passed, she said.
Medical definitions for salmonellosis
salmonellosis
[ săl′mə-nĕ-lō′sĭs ]
n.
Infection with bacteria of the genus Salmonella, characterized by gastroenteritis and fever, and caused especially by eating improperly stored or undercooked foods.
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