Definition of Dysentery

1. Noun. An infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea.

Generic synonyms: Infectious Disease
Specialized synonyms: Amebic Dysentery, Amoebic Dysentery, Bacillary Dysentery, Shigellosis
Terms within: Diarrhea, Diarrhoea, Looseness, Looseness Of The Bowels

Definition of Dysentery

1. n. A disease attended with inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum, and characterized by griping pains, constant desire to evacuate the bowels, and the discharge of mucus and blood.

Definition of Dysentery

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Medical Definition of Dysentery

1. Any of various disorders marked by inflammation of the intestines, especially of the colon and attended by pain in the abdomen, tenesmus and frequent stools containing blood and mucus. Causes include chemical irritants, bacteria, protozoa or parasitic worms. Origin: L. Dysenteria, from Gr. Enteron = intestine This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dysentery

dyscrasite
dyscratic
Dysdercus
dysdiadochokinesia
dysdiadochokinesis
dysembryoma
dysembryoplasia
dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumour
dysencephalia splanchnocystica
dysenteric
dysenteric
dysenteric algid malaria
dysenteric diarrhoea
dysenteries
dysentery (current term)
dysentery (current term)
dysentery antitoxin
dysentery bacillus
dyserethism
dysergia
dysesthesia
dysfibrinogenaemia
dysfunction
dysfunction
dysfunctional
dysfunctional
dysfunctions
dysgammaglobulinaemia
dysgeneses
dysgenesis

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