Dictionary
dys•en•ter•y
Pronunciation: (dis'un-ter"ē), [key]—
n.
1. Pathol.an infectious disease marked by inflammation and ulceration of the lower part of the bowels, with diarrhea that becomes mucous and hemorrhagic.
2. diarrhea.
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