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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dys•en•ter•y /ˈdɪsənˌtɛri/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Pathologyan infectious disease of the large intestines, with diarrhea containing mucus and often blood.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dys•en•ter•y (dis′ən ter′ē),USA pronunciation n. - Pathologyan infectious disease marked by inflammation and ulceration of the lower part of the bowels, with diarrhea that becomes mucous and hemorrhagic.
- Pathologydiarrhea.
- Old French
- Greek, equivalent. to dysénter(a) bad bowels (see dys-, enteron) + -ia -ia; replacing Middle English dissenterie
- Medieval Latin dysenteria
- 1350–1400
dys′en•ter′ic, adj. |