shigellosis

[ shig-uh-loh-sis ]

nounPathology.
  1. an acute intestinal infection caused by a bacterium of the genus Shigella, especially S. dysenteriae, common among children and characterized by fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.

Origin of shigellosis

1
First recorded in 1945–50; shigell(a) + -osis
  • Also called bacillary dysentery .

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