noun
an infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon, that results in severe diarrhea containing blood and mucus
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Dysentery is a bacterial infection that causes inflammation of the intestines.
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My friend got really sick while traveling and ended up with dysentery.
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I heard that food poisoning in that restaurant was so bad, people were getting dysentery!
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The political corruption in that country is like a dysentery spreading through the government.