dys·en·ter·y (d s  n-t r  )n. 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. [Middle English dissenterie, from Old French, from Latin dysenteria, from Greek dusenteri  : dus-, dys- + enteron, intestine; see en in Indo-European roots.]dys en·teric adj. |
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