borrowed from Late Latin dysentericus (Latin dysentericī "sufferers from dysentery"), borrowed from Greek dysenterikós, from dysentería dysentery + -ikos -ic entry 1
1727, in the meaning defined above
Dysdercus
dysenteric
dysentery
“Dysenteric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dysenteric. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.
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