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Dis- (or, sometimes Mis-) is the respective prefix in English language for the prefix Dys- (ΔΥΣ-) in Greek language. To comprehend the -entery (-enteria) suffix think of "interior".

"Dysentery" stands for the: discomfort of the intestines, the discomfort of the human body interior.

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Dysentery is a disease marked by frequent watery bowel movements, often with blood and mucus, and characterized by pain, urgency to have a bowel movement, fever, and dehydration.

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