dysentery

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 See also 1.3.3 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French dissenterie, from Latin dysenteria, from Ancient Greek δυσεντερία, from δυσ- ‘dys-’ + ἔντερα ‘bowels’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɪsɛntəɹi/, /ˈdɪsəntɹi/

[edit] Noun

dysentery (countable and uncountable; plural dysenteries)

1. (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, low volume of diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.

[edit] Derived terms

• dysenteric
• amoebic dysentery

[edit] See also

• shigellosis

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