1. An acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhoea and fever and abdominal pains
   - bacillary dysentery

Type of: dysentery

Encyclopedia: Shigellosis

• kernicterus
• Kernig's sign
• kerning
• kernite
• kerosene
• kerosene heater
• kerosene lamp
• kerosine
• kerosine heater
• kerosine lamp
• Kerouac
• Kerr cell
• Kerry
• Kerry blue terrier
• kersey
• kerugma
• kerygma
• Kesey
• kestrel
• ket
• Ketalar
• ketamine
• ketamine hydrochloride
• ketch
• ketchup