Dȳs'en-tĕr'y, n.

n. [Gr. δυσεντερία, from δυσ-, ill, and ἔντερον, pl. ἔντερα, intestines, from ἐντός, within; Lat. dysenteria, Fr. dysenterie.] (Med.) Inflammation of the rectum or colon, attended with griping pains, constant desire to evacuate the bowels, and discharges of mucus and blood.