1. an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains; [syn: shigellosis, bacillary dysentery]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bacillary dysentery
n 1: an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria;
characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains
[syn: shigellosis, bacillary dysentery]