dysenterial
dysenterial noun: dysenteric.
Noun
dysenterial (plural dysenterials)
- Dysenteric.
- […] and tells us, in the account he gives, of the great virtues of the ſeeds being ſteep'd in wine, for thoſe that are afflicted with coughs, and for nephritic and dyſenterial diſeaſes in women.1727, Stephen Switzer, “Of the cucumbers” (chapter XIII), in The Practical Kitchen Gardiner, London: […] Tho. Woodward, section II, page 96
- By the natives of Mosambique, and also by those at a remote distance, this root is considered almost a specific for every disorder of long standing; but more especially for dysenterial and venereal disorders.1855, A. B. Strong, “Nat. Order–Menispermaceæ”, in The American Flora, or, History of Plants and Wild Flowers, volume II, New York: Hull & Spencer, page 87
Forms of dysenterial
| plural | dysenterials |
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Origin of dysenterial
From dysentery + -al.
Questions about dysenterial
- What does dysenterial mean?
- Dysenterial means dysenteric.
- What part of speech is dysenterial?
- Dysenterial is a noun.
- What is the plural of dysenterial?
- The plural of dysenterial is dysenterials.
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