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/ˈdɪs.ənˌtɛɹ.i/ · noun
(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..
We ate, we drank, and we were merry / and we got typhoid and dysentery.
Use dysentery when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dysentery means (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..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
We ate, we drank, and we were merry / and we got typhoid and dysentery.
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