dysentery
UK /ˈdɪs.ən.tə.ɹi/ · US /ˈdɪs.ənˌtɛɹ.i/ noun
Forms dysenteries
- noun (pathology) A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, high-volume diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.
- noun diarrhea.
Etymology
From Middle English dissenterie, from Old French dissenterie, from Latin dysenteria, from Ancient Greek δυσεντερία (dusentería), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + ἔντερα (éntera, “bowels”).
Webster’s 1913
- noun 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.
Etymology [L. dysenteria, Gr. in: cf. F. dysenterie. See Dys, and In.]
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