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Italian
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)
- (pathology) dysentery