shigellosis

Meaning

A form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria

Synonyms

bacillary dysentery

Translations

داء الشيغلات؛ الزحار العصبوي

shigel·losi

disentería bacilar

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌʃɪɡəˈloʊsɪs/
Etymology

From translingual Shigella + -osis; the former is from the name of Kiyoshi Shiga.

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