Dysentery synonyms

dĭs'ən-tĕr'ē

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diarrhea
Excessive frequency and looseness of bowel movements
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amebic dysentery
A severe form of amebiasis affecting the intestines, characterized by fever, bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, and nausea.
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flux
(Physics) The rate of flow of fluid, particles, or energy through a given surface.
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the trots
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disease (related)
A particular destructive process in an organ or organism, with a specific cause and characteristic symptoms; specif., an illness; ailment
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gastroenteritis (related)
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bacillary (related)
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giardiasis
An intestinal infection by a parasitic protozoan (Giardia lamblia) that may cause prolonged pain, diarrhea, etc.
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montezuma-s-revenge
Diarrhea experienced by tourists after drinking water or eating food in Mexico as a result of a bacteria strain to which native Mexicans are immune.
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turista
A tourist.
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the runs
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delhi-belly
(Idiomatic) Digestive illness or diarrhoea, especially if suffered by a visitor to India.
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collywobbles
(Plural only, informal) Stomachache. [From 1823]
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African drizzles
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GI's
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dysentry (related)
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typhus (related)
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amoebic (related)
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gastro-enteritis (related)
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erysipelas (related)
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dengue-fever (related)
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beriberi (related)
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typhoid (related)
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bronchitis (related)
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scarlet-fever (related)
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shigellosis (related)
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beri-beri (related)
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diarrheal infection
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typhoid-fever (related)
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  • Fever, dysentery and ophthalmia, chiefly due to exposure to heavy dews and cold nights, are prevalent.

  • He died five days afterwards, either of dysentery or by violence.

  • His old enemy dysentery soon found him out.

  • Milder cases of malarial fever are apt to become dangerous from the complications of dysentery, bronchitis or pneumonia.

  • The dysentery poison appears to exert its effects upon the glandular structures of the large intestine, particularly in its lower part.

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