DYSENTERY


Meaning of DYSENTERY in English

[dys.en.tery] n, pl -ter.ies [ME dissenterie, fr. L dysenteria, fr. Gk, fr. dys- + enteron intestine--more at inter-] (14c) 1: a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usu. caused by infection

2: diarrhea

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