Definitions for dysentery
ˈdɪs ənˌtɛr idysen·te·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dysenterynoun

   an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dysenterynoun

   A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, low volume of diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dysenterynoun

   A looseness wherein very ill humours flow off by stool, and are also sometimes attended with blood. Dict.

   Etymology: dysenterie, French, from δυσεντεϱία.

   From an unusual inconstancy of the weather, and perpetual changes of the wind from East to West, proceed epidemical dysenteries. John Arbuthnot, on Air.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dysentery

   Dysentery (UK pronunciation: , US: ), historically known as the bloody flux, is a type of gastroenteritis that results in bloody diarrhea. Other symptoms may include fever, abdominal pain, and a feeling of incomplete defecation. Complications may include dehydration.The cause of dysentery is usually the bacteria from genus Shigella, in which case it is known as shigellosis, or the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica; then it is called amoebiasis. Other causes may include certain chemicals, other bacteria, other protozoa, or parasitic worms. It may spread between people. Risk factors include contamination of food and water with feces due to poor sanitation. The underlying mechanism involves inflammation of the intestine, especially of the colon.Efforts to prevent dysentery include hand washing and food safety measures while traveling in countries of high risk. While the condition generally resolves on its own within a week, drinking sufficient fluids such as oral rehydration solution is important. Antibiotics such as azithromycin may be used to treat cases associated with travelling in the developing world. While medications used to decrease diarrhea such as loperamide are not recommended on their own, they may be used together with antibiotics.Shigella results in about 165 million cases of diarrhea and 1.1 million deaths a year with nearly all cases in the developing world. In areas with poor sanitation nearly half of cases of diarrhea are due to Entamoeba histolytica. Entamoeba histolytica affects millions of people and results in greater than 55,000 deaths a year. It commonly occurs in less developed areas of Central and South America, Africa, and Asia. Dysentery has been described at least since the time of Hippocrates.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dysenterynoun

   a disease attended with inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum, and characterized by griping pains, constant desire to evacuate the bowels, and the discharge of mucus and blood

2. Etymology: [L. dysenteria, Gr. ; dys- ill, bad + , pl. , intestines, fr. 'ento`s within, fr. in, akin to E. in: cf. F. dysenterie. See Dys, and In.]

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1. Dysentery

   Dysentery is an inflammatory disorder of the intestine, especially of the colon, that results in severe diarrhea containing blood and mucus in the feces with fever, abdominal pain, and rectal tenesmus, caused by any kind of infection.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dysentery

   dis′en-ter-i, n. a form of disease accompanied by discharges from the bowels, and differing from diarrhœa chiefly in being attended by marked fever and pain, as also by the presence of blood and inflammatory products in the discharges. It is a disease of the mucous membrane of the colon or great intestine.—adj. Dysenter′ic. [Gr. dysenteria, dys, ill, entera, entrails.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dysentery

   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 other microorganisms. Dysentery is characterized initially by watery FECES then by bloody mucoid stools. It is often associated with ABDOMINAL PAIN; FEVER; and DEHYDRATION.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dysentery in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dysentery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of dysentery in a Sentence

1. Susan Matt:

   Not all homesickness was necessarily going to kill you, but if you had a really acute case, it would qualify as nostalgia, there are lots of different sets of overlapping descriptions : a shortness of breath, palpitations of the heart, dysentery, fever, problems with the lungs. Or it was feeling an acute yearning, and then your body would start to close down.

2. Jaroslaw Kaczynski:

   There are already signs of emergence of diseases that are highly dangerous and have not been seen in Europe for a long time: cholera on the Greek islands, dysentery in Vienna. There is also talk about other, even more severe diseases, also there are some differences related to geography, various parasites, protozoa that are common and are not dangerous in the bodies of these people, (but) may be dangerous here. Which doesn't mean there is a need to discriminate anyone, but you need to check.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dysentery
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dysentery
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dysentery
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysentery
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dysentery
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dysentery
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dysentery