noun
shigellosis
Shigellosis (noun) means a form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria.
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A form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria
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Etymology
From translingual Shigella + -osis; the former is from the name of Kiyoshi Shiga.
Rhymes for shigellosis
meiosis
mitosis
osmosis
stenosis
necrosis
neurosis
hypnosis
fibrosis
diagnosis
prognosis
symbiosis
halitosis
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"shigellosis" (noun) means a form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria.