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sal•mo•nel•lo•sis

Pronunciation: (sal"mu-nl-ō'sis), [key]
—n. Pathol.
food poisoning caused by consumption of food contaminated with bacteria of the genus Salmonella, characterized by the sudden onset of abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

salmonella

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