Medical Dictionary
dysentery
noun dys·en·tery \ˈdis-ən-ˌter-ē\
plural dys·en·ter·ies
Medical Definition of DYSENTERY
1
: a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
2
: diarrhea
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