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noun
A form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bacillary dysentery
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dysentery
History
From translingual Shigella + -osis; the former is from the name of Kiyoshi Shiga.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
