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dysentery

noun

Definition of dysentery

as in shigellosis

medical a serious disease that causes very frequent evacuation of fluid stools and a loss of blood

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Recent Examples of dysentery According to another article, a soldier said Roemer slipped away from the camp during the Bataan Death March to get wood to make medicine for soldiers suffering from dysentery. — Laura Fay, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026 These conditions fostered infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, influenza, smallpox and dysentery. — Anita Moncrease, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2026 At the height of the rebellion, Bacon suddenly became ill and died on October 26, 1676, probably from dysentery. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 June 2026 In a similar vein, authors of early modern herbals such as John Gerard(e) instructed their readers to use different parts of the plant—its juice, flowers, rind, and seeds—to address stomach concerns, dysentery, dental health, wounds and bleeding, and menstrual health. — Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dysentery

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Ebola is tricky to clinically diagnose because symptoms at early stage of the disease are similar to other infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis, meningitis and other viral haemorrhagic fevers.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Symptoms of shigellosis include diarrhea that can be bloody or prolonged and persist for more than 3 days, high fever, stomach pain, and feeling the need to pass a stool even when the bowels are empty, according to doctors.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026

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The bacteria can lead to illness with symptoms including severe stomach cramps, diarrhea and vomiting, the release said.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Teams may not want to risk their athletes feeling even a little more sluggish, itchy, constipated, diarrhea-ry or whatever.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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