dysentery
English
/ˈdɪsənˌtɛɹi/, /ˈdɪsəntəɹi/
noun
Definitions
- (pathology) 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 of diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.
- Diarrhea
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French dissenterie derived from Latin dysenteria derived from Ancient Greek δυσεντερία.
Origin
Ancient Greek
δυσεντερία
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antidysenteric English
- antidysentery English
- dysenteric English
- dysenteria Latin
- Dysenterie German
- dizentéria Hungarian
- dysenterie French
- дизентери́я Russian
- δυσεντερία Ancient Greek
- ἔντερα Ancient Greek
- dissenterie Old French
- δυσεντερία Greek (modern)
- dysenteriae Translingual