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dysentery
/ ˌdɪsənˈtɛrɪk; ˈdɪsəntrɪ /
noun
- infection of the intestine with bacteria or amoebae, marked chiefly by severe diarrhoea with the passage of mucus and blood
dysentery
/ dĭs′ən-tĕr′ē /
- A gastrointestinal disease characterized by severe, often bloody diarrhea, usually caused by infection with bacteria or parasites.
dysentery
- A painful disease of the intestines characterized by inflammation and diarrhea . Dysentery may be caused by bacteria or viruses , or may occur as the result of infestation by an amoeba .
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Derived Forms
- dysenteric, adjective
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Other Words From
- dysen·teric adjective
- postdys·en·teric adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dysentery1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dysentery1
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Example Sentences
In the 18th century, German immigrants coming to Pennsylvania boarded ships plagued with typhus, dysentery, smallpox, and scurvy.
I got drunk, sunstroke, and dysentery,” laughs Robert, “but I also got the girl.
She ended up in prison on the island of Saipan where she either was executed or died of dysentery.
At last, 17 days after he left his summer palace, His Holiness, seriously ill with dysentery, crossed the Indian border.
But he had gone away, on account of the deaths which had occurred there from some form of dysentery.
Stools composed almost wholly of mucus and streaked with blood are the rule in dysentery, ileocolitis, and intussusception.
Its internal uses are in hysteria, and 136 in such conditions as diarrhoea, dysentery and cholera.
Before that they were all crammed into the six cells, and locked in for the night, some of them with dysentery.
The most common complaint is a dysentery, towards the latter end of the autumn.
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