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shigellosis definition

shig·el·lo·sis (s̸hig′ə lō′sis)

noun

dysentery caused by various strains of shigella

Etymology: < shigella + -osis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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