dysentery
/ˈdɪsəntərɪ/noun
mass noun
1- infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhoea with the presence of blood and mucus in the faeces痢疾。
1.1
- Amoebic dysentery is caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, mainly in warm climates, and spread by contaminated water and food; bacterial dysentery is caused by bacteria of the genus Shigella and can also spread by contact (see SHIGELLA).阿米巴痢疾是由名为溶组织内阿米巴的原生动物引起的, 主要出现在气候温暖的地区, 通过污染的水和食物传播; 细菌性痢疾由志贺氏菌属的杆菌引起, 通过接触传染（见SHIGELLA）。
派生词
dysenteric
/ˌdɪsənˈterɪk/ adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French dissenterie, or via Latin from Greek dusenteria, from dusenteros 'afflicted in the bowels', from dus- 'bad' + entera 'bowels'.