‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
n. [ Cholecystis + Gr.
n. [ Gr.
☞ Littré says that the word cholédologie is absolutely barbarous, there being no Greek word &unr_;. A proper form would be cholology. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, bile;
n. [ OE. coler, F. colère anger, L. cholera a bilious complaint, fr. Gr. &unr_; cholera, fr. &unr_;,
His [ Richard Hooker's ] complexion . . . was sanguine, with a mixture of choler; and yet his motion was slow. I. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]
He is rash and very sudden in choler. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L., a bilious disease. See Choler. ] (Med.) One of several diseases affecting the digestive and intestinal tract and more or less dangerous to life, esp. the one commonly called Asiatic cholera. [ 1913 Webster ]
Asiatic cholera,
Cholera bacillus.
Cholera infantum,
Cholera morbus,
Chicken cholera.
Hog cholera.
Sporadic cholera,
a. Relating to, or resulting from, or resembling, cholera. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. cholericus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. cholérique. ]
Choleric temperament,
adv. In a choleric manner; angrily. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cholera + -form. ] Resembling cholera. [ 1913 Webster ]