Meaning of DYSENTERY
| Pronunciation: | | 'disun`teree
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea |
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| | See Also: | | amebic dysentery, amoebic dysentery, bacillary dysentery, diarrhea, diarrhoea, infectious disease, looseness of the bowels, shigellosis | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dys"en*ter*y\, n. [L. dysenteria, Gr. ?; ? ill, bad +
?, pl. ?, intestines, fr. 'ento`s within, fr. ? in, akin to
E. in: cf. F. dysenterie. See {Dys}, and {In}.] (Med.)
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.
Note: When acute, dysentery is usually accompanied with high
fevers. It occurs epidemically, and is believed to be
communicable through the medium of the alvine
discharges.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | infectious disease of the colon. Symptoms include bloody, mucus-filled diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, and loss of fluids from the body. |
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