| balantidial dysentery | A type of colitis resembling in many respects amoebic dysentery; caused by the parasitic ciliate, Balantidium coli. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bilharzial dysentery | Dysentery due to infection with Schistosoma mansoni, S. Haematobium, or S. Japonicum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| malignant dysentery | Dysentery in which the symptoms are intensely acute, leading to prostration, collapse, and often death. Synonym: fulminating dysentery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| viral dysentery | Profuse watery diarrhoea due to, or thought to be due to, infection by a virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chronic dysentery of cattle | A disease occurring in cattle and sheep, usually manifested by thickening of the wall of the intestine, particularly of the ileum; caused by infection with Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. Synonym: chronic dysentery of cattle, paratuberculosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| winter dysentery of cattle | A specific, highly contagious and severe disease of unknown origin; the disease is seen in the cold months of the year, outbreaks generally abate after a few days; the death rate is low, but the loss in flesh and milk is often high. (05 Mar 2000) |
| helminthic dysentery | Dysentery caused by infection with parasitic worms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Sonne dysentery | Dysentery due to infection by Shigella sonnei; sometimes milder than other types of bacterial dysentery caused by Shigella. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spirillar dysentery | A form of dysentery or diarrhoea, described as occurring in the south of France, believed to be caused by a spirillum present in great numbers in the intestinal epithelia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| swine dysentery | An acute haemorrhagic colitis of swine, often accompanied by gastritis; the small intestines usually are not involved; its primary cause is Treponema hyodysenteriae, and it has a high mortality rate, especially among feeder pigs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dysentery | <gastroenterology> Any of various disorders marked by inflammation of the intestines, especially of the colon and attended by pain in the abdomen, tenesmus and frequent stools containing blood and mucus. Causes include chemical irritants, bacteria, protozoa or parasitic worms. Origin: L. Dysenteria, from Gr. Enteron = intestine (18 Nov 1997) |
| dysentery, amebic | Dysentery resulting from ulcerative inflammation of the bowel, caused chiefly by infection with entamoeba histolytica. This condition may be associated with amebic infection of the liver and other distant sites. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dysentery antitoxin | Antitoxin specific for the neurotoxin of Shigella dysenteriae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dysentery, bacillary | An infectious disease caused by bacteria of the genus shigella. This condition is characterised by intestinal pain and diarrhoea. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dysentery bacillus | An organism of the genus Shigella which causes dysentery. (05 Mar 2000) |