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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Dysentery

/dĭs'-ən-tĕrˌ-ē/ · Dys·en·ter·y · IPA /ˈdɪs.ənˌtɛɹ.i/
01 n. A disease attended with inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum, and characterized by griping pains, constant desire to evacuat…
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    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.(Med.)