amoebic dysentery

noun

inflammation of the intestines caused by the parasitic amoeba Endamoeba histolytica

And I got amoebic dysentery in Louisiana, and got very sick.

Among the well-known human diseases of protozoan origin are malaria, amoebic dysentery, and sleeping-sickness.

The chief cause of amoebic dysentery in the Philippines has undoubtedly been infected drinking water.

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