n. A form of diarrhea in which food passes through the body with little or no digestion.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A diarrhea, in which the food is discharged imperfectly digested, or with but little change.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In pathology, a form of diarrhea in which, from excessive peristalsis, the aliments are discharged undigested, and with little alteration in either color or substance.
Word Usage
"There were many cases of lientery and of dysentery; but these were not attended with much pain."