shigellosis
[ shig-uh-loh-sis ]
/ ˌʃɪg əˈloʊ sɪs /
noun Pathology.
an acute intestinal infection caused by a bacterium of the genus Shigella, especially S. dysenteriae, common among children and characterized by fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.
Also called
bacillary dysentery.
Origin of shigellosis
First recorded in 1945–50;
shigell(a) +
-osis
Words nearby shigellosis
shigella,
shigella boydii,
shigella dysenteriae,
shigella flexneri,
shigella sonnei,
shigellosis,
shih ching,
shih huang ti,
shih tzu,
shih-tzu,
shiism
Medical definitions for shigellosis
shigellosis
[ shĭg′ə-lō′sĭs ]
n. pl. shig•el•lo•ses (-sēz)
Dysentery caused by any of various species of Shigella, occurring most frequently in areas where poor sanitation and malnutrition are prevalent and commonly affecting children and infants.