dysentery
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dysentery
- /ˈdɪs.ənˌtɛɹ.i/ US
- /ˈdɪs.ən.tə.ɹi/ UK
- /ˈdɪs.ən.tɹi/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English dissenterie, from Old French dissenterie, from Latin dysenteria, from Ancient Greek δυσεντερία (dusentería), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + ἔντερα (éntera, “bowels”).
noun dysenteries
- 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. We ate, we drank, and we were merry / and we got typhoid and dysentery.
- diarrhea.
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noun disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines
| Español | disentería |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이질 ijil |
| 日本語 | 赤痢 sekiri |
| 中文 | 痢疾 lìji, 白痢 báilì, 赤痢 chìlì |
| हिन्दी | अतिसार atisār, अन्नगन्धि annagandhi, अन्नगंधि annagandhi, आमाशय āmāśay, ग्रहणी grahṇī, प्रवाहिका pravāhikā |
| Português | disenteria |
| Français | dysenterie |
| Deutsch | Dysenterie, Ruhr |
| Italiano | dissenteria |
| Ελληνικά | δυσεντερία dysentería |
| Română | dizenterie |
| Русский | дизентери́я dizenteríja |
| Tiếng Việt | kiết lị, lị, kiết |
| العربية | زُحَار zuḥār |
| עברית | דִּיזֶנְטֶרְיָה dizenterya |
Talk about this word "dysentery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dysentery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dysentery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dysentery "dysentery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dysentery.Cite this
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title = {dysentery},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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