English noun: dysentery | |||
| 1. | dysentery (state) an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | infectious disease | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amebic dysentery, amoebic dysentery, bacillary dysentery, shigellosis | ||
| Part holonym | diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness, looseness of the bowels | ||