dysentery

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English dissenterie, from Old French dissenterie, from Latin dysenteria, from Ancient Greek δυσεντερία (dusentería), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + ἔντερα (éntera, “bowels”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɪs.ənˌtɛɹ.i/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɪs.ən.tə.ɹi/, /ˈdɪs.ən.tɹi/ === Noun === dysentery (countable and uncountable, plural dysenteries) (pathology) A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, high-volume diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces. diarrhea. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== shigellosis