lỵ
Definition
- Noun:
- Dysentery: An infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon, leading to severe diarrhea with blood and mucus in the feces. It is often accompanied by abdominal pain, fever, and tenesmus (a feeling of needing to pass stool even when the bowels are empty). It is typically caused by bacteria (e.g., Shigella) or parasites (e.g., Entamoeba histolytica).
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bệnh nhân được chẩn đoán mắc bệnh lỵ. (The patient was diagnosed with dysentery.)
- Vùng này từng có dịch lỵ. (This area once had a dysentery epidemic.)
- Triệu chứng của lỵ bao gồm đau bụng và tiêu chảy ra máu. (The symptoms of dysentery include abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "lỵ" is often used in medical and public health contexts. It can be specified further as:
- "lỵ trực khuẩn": bacillary dysentery (caused by Shigella bacteria).
- "lỵ a-míp" or "lỵ ký sinh trùng": amoebic dysentery (caused by Entamoeba histolytica).
Variants and Related Words
- Bệnh lỵ (n): The full term for the disease "dysentery."
- Kiết lỵ (n): A common synonym for "lỵ," also meaning dysentery.
- Tiêu chảy (n): Diarrhea, a broader condition of which dysentery is a specific, severe type.
Synonyms
- Dysentery: The direct medical equivalent.
- Bloody flux: An older, less clinical term for dysentery.
Related Idioms
- While there are no common idioms directly using "lỵ", the disease is sometimes referenced in colloquial expressions about severe illness or gastrointestinal distress, such as:
- Ốm như bị lỵ. (To be as sick as if one had dysentery.)