Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - cholera

n. Med. an infectious and often fatal disease of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, resulting in severe vomiting and diarrhoea. Phrases and idioms chicken (or fowl) cholera an infectious disease of fowls. Derivatives choleraic adj. Etymology: ME f. L f. Gk kholera: see CHOLER CHOLERIC adj. irascible, angry. Derivatives cholerically adv. Etymology: ME f. OF cholerique f. L cholericus f. Gk kholerikos: see CHOLER