OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 18553

dysentery

/ˈdɪs.ənˌtɛɹ.i/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
disentería
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, high-volume diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.
We ate, we drank, and we were merry / and we got typhoid and dysentery.
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