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BACILLARY DYSENTERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains
Synonyms:
bacillary dysentery; shigellosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("bacillary dysentery" is a kind of...):
dysentery (an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea)
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