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INTESTINAL FLU
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis
Synonyms:
gastroenteritis; intestinal flu; stomach flu
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("intestinal flu" is a kind of...):
inflammatory disease (a disease characterized by inflammation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intestinal flu"):
cholera infantum (often fatal form of gastroenteritis occurring in children; not true cholera but having similar symptoms)
cholera morbus; collywobbles (severe gastroenteritis of unknown etiology; characterized by severe colic and vomiting and diarrhea)
