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dysentery

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  1. 1. n. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea Source: wordnet
  3. 3. 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. Note: When acute, dysentery is usually accompanied with high fevers. It occurs epidemically, and is believed to be communicable through the medium of the alvine discharges. Source: webster
  4. 4. A disease attended with inflammation and ulceration of thecolon and rectum, and characterized by griping pains, constant desireto evacuate the bowels, and the discharge of mucus and blood. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n:100 n. an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea Source: ecdict

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