Inflammation of the intestine, with pain, diarrhea, bloody stools, and often a fever above 38.3'C (101'F). The causes of dysentery include bacteria (such as Shigella), protozoa (such as amebae), parasitic worms (such as schistosomes), and viruses. Dysentery can be fatal because it can cause severe dehydration. Treatment includes rapid reh [..]

Inflammation of the intestine due to infection with the ameba Entamoeba histolytica. Amebic dysentery can be accompanied by amebic infection of the liver and other organs.

(pronounced DISS-ehn-terr-ee)  Intestinal disease causing severe diarrhea.  Dysentery was a leading cause of deaths by disease.

A condition characterized by intestinal trouble and inflammation

late 14c., dissenterie, from Old French disentere (13c.), from Latin dysenteria, from Greek dysenteria, coined by Hippocrates, from dys- "bad, abnormal, difficult" (see dys-) + entera " [..]

possibly fatal disease with severe, bloody diarrhea.

Infectious disease with symptoms including diarrhoea, bleeding, and abdominal cramps. It spreads in contaminated food and water, especially in the tropics.

an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea Dysentery (formerly known as flux or the bloody flux) is an inflammatory disorder of the intestine, especially of the colon, that results in se [..]

A debilitating intestinal disease fostered by poor sanitary conditions, which killed thousands of soldiers and affected the outcome of several battles during the Civil War.

dysentry (pop)

A severe intestinal infection, causing abdominal pain and diarrhoea with blood or mucus

(n) an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea

Infection of the intestine resulting in severe diarrhea and cramps, frequently associated with blood or mucus in the stools.

  inflammation of the intestine.  There are two varieties: (1) amoebic dysentery (2) bacillary dysentery. Synonyms: flux, bloody flux, contagious pyrexia (fever), frequent griping stools. Dr. Johnson [..]

Inflammation of the large intestine accompanied by bloody evacuations. (19thC)

Acute Inflammation of the Intestine associated with infectious Diarrhea of various etiologies, generally acquired by Eating contaminated Food containing Toxins, Biological derived from Bacteria or oth [..]

Dysentery caused by intestinal amebic Infection, chiefly with Entamoeba histolytica. This condition may be associated with amebic Infection of the LIVER and other distant sites.

Dysentery caused by gram-negative rod-shaped Enteric Bacteria (Enterobacteriaceae), most often by the genus Shigella. Shigella Dysentery, Shigellosis, is classified into subgroups according to Syndrom [..]

Acute inflammation of the intestine associated with infectious DIARRHEA of various etiologies, generally acquired by eating contaminated food containing TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL derived from BACTERIA; PROTO [..]

DYSENTERY caused by intestinal PROTOZOA infection, chiefly with ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA. This condition may be associated with amebic infection of the LIVER and other distant sites.

DYSENTERY caused by gram-negative rod-shaped enteric bacteria (ENTEROBACTERIACEAE), most often by the genus SHIGELLA. Shigella dysentery, Shigellosis, is classified into subgroups according to syndrom [..]

An inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract, usually caused by a bacterial, parasitic, or protozoan infection and resulting in pain, fever, and severe diarrhea, often accompanied by the passage of blood and mucus.

is a general term for a group of gastrointestinal disorders characterized by inflammation of the intestines, particularly the colon.

Intestine inflammation that results in diarrhoea, bleeding and fever.

An intestinal disease typically caused by certain bacteria (e.g., Shigella sonnei) or parasites (e.g., Entamoeba histolytica). It is characterized by severe diarrhea that may be accompanied by blood o [..]

A disease caused by a type of bacteria, characterized by severe diarrhea and loss of body fluids.

  Is a disorder of the digestive system that results in severe diarrhea containing mucus and blood in the feces.If left untreated, dysentery can and usually will be fatal.