fowl cholera
noun
,
Veterinary Pathology
1.
a specific, acute, diarrheal disease of fowls, especially chickens, caused by a bacterium,
Pasteurella multocida.
Compare
hemorrhagic septicemia
.
Origin
1880-85
British Dictionary definitions for
fowl cholera
fowl cholera
noun
1.
(
vet science
) a contagious disease of poultry and other fowl, usually resulting in sudden death; caused by the organism
Pasteurella multocida