dysenterynoun [ U ]
uk/ˈdɪs.ən.tər.i/us/ˈdɪs.ən.ter.i/a disease of the bowels that causes the contents to be passed out of the body much more often and in a more liquid form than usual. It is caused by an infection that is spread by dirty water or food.
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Digestive disorders
- achalasia
- acid reflux
- amebic dysentery
- amoebic dysentery
- bellyache
- bilious
- bloat
- bowel incontinence
- cholera
- dyspeptic
- gastritis
- heartburn
- ileitis
- incontinence
- irritable bowel syndrome
- merycism
- mesenteric ischaemia
- mesenteric panniculitis
- occlusion
- upset
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Examples from literature
- At the time of this engagement Sir James Brooke was lying ill with dysentery.
- Dysentery now attacked the crew, and the boatswain's mate died.
- Dysentery was raging in their ranks, and many could scarce drag themselves along.
- Scurvy, diarrhea, dysentery, and hospital gangrene were the prevailing diseases.
- Two of the men were now invalids, one with scurvy, the other with dysentery.