bacillary dysentery
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bacillary dysentery — noun an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains • Syn: ↑shigellosis • Hypernyms: ↑dysentery * * * noun : shigellosis * * * Pathol. shigellosis. [1905 10] * * * … Useful english dictionary
bacillary dysentery — dysentery caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Shigella, marked by intestinal pain, tenesmus, diarrhea with mucus and blood in the feces, and often toxemia; it is especially prevalent in tropical countries, but frequently occurs… … Medical dictionary
Dysentery — ICD 10 A03.9, A06.0, A07.9 ICD 9 004 … Wikipedia
dysentery — dysenteric, adj. /dis euhn ter ee/, n. 1. Pathol. an infectious disease marked by inflammation and ulceration of the lower part of the bowels, with diarrhea that becomes mucous and hemorrhagic. 2. diarrhea. [1350 1400; < ML dysenteria < Gk, equiv … Universalium
Dysentery — Inflammation of the intestine, often with pain, diarrhea, bloody stools, etc. It is usually caused by infestation of the bowel by an ameba. Dysentery can be fatal, usually due to severe dehydration. Treatment includes rapid rehydration, sometimes … Medical dictionary
dysentery — Synonyms and related words: African lethargy, Asiatic cholera, BM, Chagres fever, German measles, Haverhill fever, abscess, acute articular rheumatism, ague, alkali disease, amebiasis, amebic dysentery, anemia, ankylosis, anoxia, anthrax, apnea,… … Moby Thesaurus
dysentery — n. an infection of the intestinal tract causing severe diarrhoea with blood and mucus. Amoebic dysentery (amoebiasis) is caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica and results in ulceration of the intestines and occasionally in the formation… … The new mediacal dictionary
dysentery bacilli — a group that causes bacillary dysentery; see Shigella … Medical dictionary
Flexner dysentery — bacillary dysentery caused by Shigella flexneri … Medical dictionary
Flexner bacillus dysentery — Flex·ner bacillus, dysentery (fleksґnər) [Simon Flexner, American pathologist, 1863–1946] see Shigella flexneri, and see bacillary dysentery, under dysentery … Medical dictionary
