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

Salmonella poisoning, Salmonella schottmülleri, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella typhosa, salmonellosis, salmonid, salmon ladder, salmonoid, salmon pink, Salmon River Mountains

How to use salmonellosis in a sentence

She’ll put them back up when the region’s salmonellosis outbreak has passed, she said.
Your dirty bird feeder could be spreading disease|Melissa Hart|February 9, 2021|Washington Post

Medical definitions for salmonellosis

salmonellosis

[ săl′mə-nĕ-lō′sĭs ]

Infection with bacteria of the genus Salmonella, characterized by gastroenteritis and fever, and caused especially by eating improperly stored or undercooked foods.