| traveler | 1. One who travels; one who has traveled much. 2. A commercial agent who travels for the purpose of receiving orders for merchants, making collections, etc. 3. <machinery> A traveling crane. See Crane. 4. The metal loop which travels around the ring surrounding the bobbin, in a ring spinner. 5. An iron encircling a rope, bar, spar, or the like, and sliding thereon. <botany> Traveler's joy See Ravenala. Origin: Written also traveler. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| traveler's diarrhoea | <gastroenterology> A form of gastroenteritis that is through travel to developing countries. most often caused by a toxigenic E. Coli bacteria. Other causative agents include: Shigella, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Rotavirus, Giardia and amoebas. Symptoms include diarrhoea, vomiting, abdominal pain and anorexia. (27 Sep 1997) |