n. 痢疾

[医] 痢疾

[ noun ]
an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea
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Dysentery \Dys"en*ter*y\, n. [L. dysenteria, Gr. ?; dys- 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.