Meanings
nounvibriosis (plural vibrioses)
plural vibrioses
- medicineInfection by bacteria of the genus Vibrio.
State health officials said that recent high temperatures and low tides were most likely to blame for the outbreak of the disease, vibriosis, which has sickened at least 52 people this month, the most ever recorded in July.
2021 July 22, Michael Levenson, “After Recent ‘Heat Dome,’ Washington Issues Warning Not to Eat Raw Shellfish”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
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vibriosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vibriosis
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“vibriosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vibriosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vibriosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vibriosis.
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