dysentery | | |
n. (state) | 1. dysentery | an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea. |
| ~ infectious disease | a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact. |
| ~ amebic dysentery, amoebic dysentery | inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea. |
| ~ bacillary dysentery, shigellosis | an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains. |
| ~ diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness, looseness of the bowels | frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor. |
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