Dictionary Entry
dysentery
dysentery is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A disease attended with inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum, and characterized by griping pains, constant desire to evacuate the bowels, and the discharge of mucus and blood. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 15 · 2 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A disease attended with inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum, and characterized by griping pains, constant desire to evacuate the bowels, and the discharge of mucus and blood.
- 2noun
an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea
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