dysentery

dysentery
[ˈdɪs(ə)nt(ə)ri]
noun

[mass noun]infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhoea with the presence of blood and mucus in the faeces. (see shigella)
痢疾。（见 shigella）
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痢病内变形虫引起的，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细菌引起，通过接触传染（见 shigella）

派生
dysenteric
[-ˈtɛrɪk]
adjective
语源

late Middle English: from Old French dissenterie, or via Latin from Greek dusenteria, from dusenteros 'afflicted in the bowels', from dus- 'bad' + entera 'bowels'

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