dysentery (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *dysentery*:
NOUN	state	dysentery	an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea

dysentery > pronunciation
Sounds	dih'sahnteh.riy
Rhymes	accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy...

English > *dysentery*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	An infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea.
Parts	diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness of the bowels, looseness	frequent and watery bowel movements
Narrower	amebic dysentery, amoebic dysentery	inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica
Narrower	shigellosis, bacillary dysentery	An acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria
Broader	infectious disease	A disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
Spanish	disentería
Catalan	disenteria

HyperDic: dysentery