dissenteria

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Etymology

From Latin dysenteria, from Ancient Greek δυσεντερία (dusentería), from δυσ- (dus-, bad) + ἔντερα (éntera, bowels). See also Old French dissenterie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dis.sen.teˈri.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: dis‧sen‧te‧rì‧a

Noun

dissenteria f (plural dissenterie)

  1. (pathology) dysentery