Dysentery definition

Dysentery

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WordNet

noun

(1) An infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea

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Etymology

From dissenterie, from dysenteria, from , from ‘dys-’ + ‘bowels’.

Noun

A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, low volume of diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.

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