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dysentery

[dis-uhn-ter-ee] / ˈdɪs ənˌtɛr i /


NOUN
diarrhea
Synonyms


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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

Cholera, dysentery and typhoid fever are no longer health burdens in the U.S. thanks to a robust water treatment system.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2025

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

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2024

"There is no drinking water," Rouzatullah says, warning there might be outbreaks of waterborne diseases such as typhoid and dysentery.

From BBC • May 15, 2024

Plus, he was suffering from dysentery, an infection of the intestines.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple