Dysentery and Infectious disease

Dysentery noun - An infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea.

Infectious disease and dysentery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Infectious disease" instead a noun "Dysentery".

Nearby Word: dysenteric

Infectious disease noun - A disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact.

Dysentery and infectious disease are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Dysentery" with "Infectious disease", this terms are similar.