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dysentery

[dis-uhn-ter-ee] / ˈdɪs ənˌtɛr i /


NOUN
diarrhea
Synonyms


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It’s more like The Oregon Trail for podcasting, but with less dysentery.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2026

“It contributes to ill health, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, water-related diseases, and it contributes to conflicts over water.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

Aid agencies say doctors in Gaza are also struggling to treat a huge caseload of dysentery, pneumonia, and severe skin diseases because of the collapse of the health sector.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2024

For instance, Pliny the Elder, the ancient Roman author and philosopher, developed 27 different medical remedies using onions, ranging from curing bad vision and insomnia, to healing dysentery, mouth sores and toothaches.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2024

The man who wound his watch had dysentery.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys




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