1. An acute infectious disease of the small intestine, caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae and characterized by profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, muscle cramps, severe dehydration, and depletion of electrolytes. Also called Asiatic cholera.
Distortion. Distortion is the alteration of the original shape of something, such as an object, image, sound or waveform. Distortion is usually unwanted, and so engineers strive to eliminate distortion, or minimize it.
Smegma. Itâs a word that once you have the faintest idea of its meaning, you canât help but recoil and shriek out a reflexive âewwâ into the endless void of the universe. Itâs oozing, crusty, and utterly foul-smelling. Or at least thatâs what many of us mistakenly assume it is.megma. Itâs a word that once you have the faintest idea of its meaning, you canât help but recoil and shriek out a reflexive âewwâ into the endless void of the universe. Itâs oozing, crusty, and utterly foul-smelling. Or at least thatâs what many of us mistakenly assume it is.