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Dysentery
Meaning
Noun
●
In Pathology:
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
.
●
Diarrhea.
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Origin
dysentery
English
dissenterie
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
dysenteria
Latin
δυσεντερία
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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