shigellosis
IPA: ʃɪgˈeɪɫˈoʊsʌs
noun
- (medicine) A form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria
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Examples of "shigellosis" in Sentences
- After taking microbiology, she had an acute case of shigellosis.
- Shigellosis is a more common and serious condition in the developing world.
- About 700 are confirmed as dying, either by disease shigellosis or by murder.
- Bacillary dysentery is a type of dysentery, and is a severe form of shigellosis.