dysentery

dys·en·ter·y  (dsn-tr)

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.

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[Middle English dissenterie, from Old French, from Latin dysenteria, from Greek dusenteri : dus-, dys- + enteron, intestine; see en in Indo-European roots.]

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dysen·teric adj.

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dysentery

Noun

infection of the intestine which causes severe diarrhoea [Greek dusentera bad bowels]

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dysentery  (dsn-tr)

A gastrointestinal disease characterized by severe, often bloody diarrhea, usually caused by infection with bacteria or parasites.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dysentery - an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact amebic dysentery, amoebic dysentery - inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea bacillary dysentery, shigellosis - an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness, looseness of the bowels - frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor

Translations

dysentery [ˈdɪsɪntrɪ] n → disentería

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dysentery [ˈdɪsntrɪ] n → dysenterie f

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dysentery [ˈdɪsntrɪ] n (Med) → Ruhr f

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dysentery [ˈdɪsntrɪ] n → dissenteria