Definition

1. Noun:
   • An infection of the intestines: A disease characterized by inflammation of the intestines, particularly the colon.
   • Marked by severe diarrhea: The primary symptom is frequent, often painful, and sometimes bloody diarrhea, which can lead to dehydration.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Poor sanitation in the camp led to an outbreak of dysentery.
  • The main symptoms of dysentery include abdominal pain and severe diarrhea.
  • He was hospitalized after contracting dysentery during his travels.

Advanced Usage

• "Bacillary dysentery": A specific type of dysentery caused by bacteria of the genus.
  • Bacillary dysentery is highly contagious and spreads through contaminated food or water.
• "Amoebic dysentery": A type of dysentery caused by the protozoan parasite .
  • Amoebic dysentery can sometimes lead to liver abscesses if not treated properly.

Variants and Related Words

• Dysenteric (adj): Relating to or suffering from dysentery.
  • The patient exhibited classic dysenteric symptoms.

Synonyms

• Bloody flux (archaic): An old-fashioned term for dysentery.
• The runs (informal, general): A very informal term for diarrhea, which is a symptom of dysentery.

Related Phrases

(Note: "Dysentery" itself is not commonly used in phrasal verbs or idioms. The following are related descriptive phrases.) - To come down with dysentery: To become ill with dysentery. - Several soldiers came down with dysentery during the campaign. - To suffer from dysentery: To experience the illness. - The refugees were suffering from dysentery due to the lack of clean water.

Noun

1. an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea