n.
Pronunciation: ' di-s ə n- ˌ ter- ē , - ˌ te-r ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ter · ies
Etymology: Middle English dissenterie, from Latin dysenteria, from Greek, from dys- + enteron intestine ― more at INTER-
Date: 14th century
1 : a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
2 : DIARRHEA