DYSENTERY


Meaning of DYSENTERY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdi-s ə n-ˌter-ē, -ˌte-rē ]

noun

( 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

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