Meaning Of The Word Dysentery

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dysentery
uncountable noun: Dysentery is an infection in a person's intestines that causes them to pass a lot of waste, in which blood and mucus are mixed with the person's faeces.

dysentery in American English
any of various intestinal inflammations characterized by abdominal pain and frequent and intense diarrhea with bloody, mucous feces
noun: an infectious disease marked by inflammation and ulceration of the lower part of the bowels, with diarrhea that becomes mucous and hemorrhagic

dysentery in British English
noun: infection of the intestine with bacteria or amoebae, marked chiefly by severe diarrhoea with the passage of mucus and blood

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