dysentery
noun
dys·en·tery
ˈdi-sᵊn-ˌter-ē 
-ˌte-rē
plural dysenteries
1
: a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
2
: diarrhea
Examples of dysentery in a Sentence
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The plant is a climbing vine native to the region that local people use for its medicinal qualities to treat conditions such as diabetes, dysentery and malaria.
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
Locals use it to treat malaria, dysentery and diabetes.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
The plant has analgesic, antipyretic and diuretic effects; in traditional medicine in the region, it's used to treat diseases from dysentery and diabetes to malaria.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 3 May 2024
The related liana species, often located in tropical forests of Southeast Asia, are used in traditional medicine to treat diseases like dysentery, diabetes and malaria, according to the report.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Complications from acute dysentery might fit the bill, however.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2023
In the 1970s, children in Bangladesh were dying in high numbers from diseases such as dysentery and cholera after drinking dirty water from rivers, lakes and streams.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Better public health measures could also have helped in the 18th and 19th centuries when presidents suffered dysentery and other infections from inadequate plumbing, sewage, and sanitation in the White House and Washington swamp.
—Lawrence K. Altman, STAT, 16 Feb. 2024
Children are frequently sick with amoebic dysentery.
—Peter S. Goodman Jes Aznar, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2023
Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
Locals use it to treat malaria, dysentery and diabetes.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
The plant has analgesic, antipyretic and diuretic effects; in traditional medicine in the region, it's used to treat diseases from dysentery and diabetes to malaria.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 3 May 2024
The related liana species, often located in tropical forests of Southeast Asia, are used in traditional medicine to treat diseases like dysentery, diabetes and malaria, according to the report.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Complications from acute dysentery might fit the bill, however.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2023
In the 1970s, children in Bangladesh were dying in high numbers from diseases such as dysentery and cholera after drinking dirty water from rivers, lakes and streams.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Better public health measures could also have helped in the 18th and 19th centuries when presidents suffered dysentery and other infections from inadequate plumbing, sewage, and sanitation in the White House and Washington swamp.
—Lawrence K. Altman, STAT, 16 Feb. 2024
Children are frequently sick with amoebic dysentery.
—Peter S. Goodman Jes Aznar, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2023
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dysentery
noun
dys·en·tery
ˈdis-ən-ˌter-ē
1
: a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood from the bowels
2
: diarrhea
Medical Definition
dysentery
noun
dys·en·tery
ˈdis-ᵊn-ˌter-ē
plural dysenteries
1
: a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
2
: diarrhea
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