cholera infantum
[ in-fan-tuh m ]
/ ɪnˈfæn təm /
noun Pathology.
an often fatal form of gastroenteritis occurring in infants, not of the same cause as cholera but having somewhat similar characteristics.
Origin of cholera infantum
1820–30,
Americanism; < New Latin: cholera of infants
Words nearby cholera infantum
cholent,
choleperitoneum,
cholepoiesis,
choler,
cholera,
cholera infantum,
cholera morbus,
choleraic diarrhea,
choleresis,
choleretic,
choleric