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salmonellosis definition

☆ sal·mo·nel·lo·sis (-nel ō′sis)

noun

a disease caused by various strains of salmonella and characterized by fever and intestinal disorders

Etymology: < salmonella + -osis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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