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yersiniosis

yer·sin·i·o·sis [ yur sni ṓssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
intestinal disease: a condition, mainly found in children and young adults, caused by a bacterium and characterized by intestinal pain and symptoms that resemble appendicitis

[Late 20th century. <yersinia, which causes it]
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