SHIGELLOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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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 ("shigellosis" is a kind of...):

dysentery (an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea)

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