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dysentery in Chinese

dysentery in Chinese is 痢疾 — dysentery means a serious intestinal infection causing severe diarrhoea, often with blood, along with fever and abdominal pain.

dysentery in Chinese

痢疾
noun
Pronounced: lì ji
(pathology) A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, high-volume diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.

What does "dysentery" mean?

  1. noun A serious intestinal infection causing severe diarrhoea, often with blood, along with fever and abdominal pain.
    "Poor sanitation in the camp led to an outbreak of dysentery."
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dysentery in a sentence

  • Poor sanitation in the camp led to an outbreak of dysentery.

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What is "dysentery" in Chinese?

"dysentery" in Chinese is 痢疾. dysentery means: A serious intestinal infection causing severe diarrhoea, often with blood, along with fever and abdominal pain.

How do you pronounce 痢疾?

"dysentery" in Chinese is 痢疾, pronounced "lì ji".

How do you use "dysentery" in a sentence?

Example: "Poor sanitation in the camp led to an outbreak of dysentery." In Chinese, "dysentery" is 痢疾.

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