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amebic dysentery

 
–noun Pathology.
a type of dysentery caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, characterized esp. by ulceration of the large intestine.
Also called amebiasis, intestinal amebiasis, amebic colitis.

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1890–95
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Main Entry: amebic dysentery
Function: noun
: acute human intestinal amebiasis caused by a common ameba of the genus Entamoeba (E. histolytica) and marked bydysentery, griping, and erosion of the intestinal wall
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amebic dysentery n.
Severe intestinal infection of humans caused by the ameba Entamoeba histolytica and resulting in diarrhea, cramping, fever, and ulceration of the colon.

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