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

Medical definitions for shigellosis

shigellosis
[ shĭg′ə-lōsĭs ]

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.