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dysentery

[dis-uhn-ter-ee] / ˈdɪs ənˌtɛr i /
NOUN
Aztec two-step
Synonyms
WEAK
Montezuma's revenge backdoor trots diarrhea diarrhoea flux loose stool runs summer complaint tourista trots turistas
NOUN
diarrhea
Synonyms
STRONG
flux
WEAK
Montezuma's revenge the runs the trots
NOUN
Montezuma's revenge
Synonyms
WEAK
Aztec two-step GI's flux loose stools runs tourista trots turistas

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“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

He died in 1941 of dysentery when British forces briefly fought there during World War Two.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

You and/or your ancestors didn’t die of dysentery.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2024

Cockroaches carry a wide range of diseases and pathogens including bubonic plague, dysentery, hepatitis, hookworms, leprosy, salmonella and polio.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2024

More deadly than the wounds was the dysentery.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry