dysentery
Origin of dysentery
Examples from the Web for dysentery
Contemporary Examples of dysentery
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.
Historical Examples of dysentery
Diarrhœa and dysentery were already sending many of them from the Peninsula.
With Manchesters in the EastGerald B. Hurst
Burn and Bryan left it with dysentery; Morten with a poisoned hand.
With Manchesters in the EastGerald B. Hurst
This form is often seen in the more severe types of summer dysentery.
The Mother and Her ChildWilliam S. Sadler
Dysentery was also increasing, and wards were reserved for these cases.
In MesopotamiaMartin Swayne
May not this disease be referred to aphtha, or to dysentery?
Zoonomia, Vol. IIErasmus Darwin
dysentery
- infection of the intestine with bacteria or amoebae, marked chiefly by severe diarrhoea with the passage of mucus and blood
Word Origin for dysentery
Word Origin and History for dysentery
dysentery
(dĭs′ən-tĕr′ē)- An inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract, usually caused by a bacterial, parasitic, or protozoan infection and resulting in pain, fever, and severe diarrhea, often accompanied by the passage of blood and mucus.
dysentery
- 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.