dysentery
nounfemininetécnico/di.zẽ.tɨ.ˈɾi.ɐ/low
di·sen·te·ri·a
Definition
An infectious intestinal disease, acute or chronic, characterized by diarrhea with mucus and blood, cramps, and tenesmus, caused by bacteria, amoebas, or other parasites.
Dysentery was a major cause of death among soldiers in the trenches.
Amoebic dysentery is treated with specific antibiotics.
Common collocations
amoebic dysenterybacillary dysenteryoutbreak of dysentery
Etymology
Do latim 'dysenteria', do grego 'dysentería' (de 'dys-' (mau) + 'éntera' (intestinos)).