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Dysentery

Dysentery Meaning & Definition
Dysentery Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dysentery?

[n] an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dysentery:

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See Also | amebic dysentery | amoebic dysentery | bacillary dysentery | diarrhea | diarrhoea | infectious disease | looseness of the bowels | shigellosis

Dysentery In Webster's Dictionary

\Dys"en*ter*y\, n. [L. dysenteria, Gr. ?; ? ill, bad + ?, pl. ?, intestines, fr. 'ento`s within, fr. ? in, akin to E. in: cf. F. dysenterie. See {Dys}, and {In}.] (Med.) A disease attended with inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum, and characterized by griping pains, constant desire to evacuate the bowels, and the discharge of mucus and blood. Note: When acute, dysentery is usually accompanied with high fevers. It occurs epidemically, and is believed to be communicable through the medium of the alvine discharges.

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