Meanings
nounshigellosis (plural shigelloses)
plural shigelloses
- medicineA form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains
Similar
bacillary dysentery
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From translingual Shigella + -osis; the former is from the name of Kiyoshi Shiga.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 志賀桿菌病 /志贺杆菌病, 細菌性痢疾 /细菌性痢疾
- 志賀桿菌病 /志贺杆菌病 (zhìhè gǎnjūnbìng)form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria
- 細菌性痢疾 /细菌性痢疾form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria
Dutch shigellose
- shigelloseform of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria
Japanese 細菌性赤痢
- 細菌性赤痢 (saikin-sei sekiri)form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria
Russian шигеллёз
- шигеллёз (šigelljóz)form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria
Cite this entry
APA
shigellosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shigellosis
MLA
“shigellosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shigellosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shigellosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shigellosis.
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