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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.


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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.

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