amoebic dysentery
noun
inflammation of the intestines caused by the parasitic amoeba Endamoeba histolytica
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How to use amoebic dysentery in a sentence
And I got amoebic dysentery in Louisiana, and got very sick.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyAmong the well-known human diseases of protozoan origin are malaria, amoebic dysentery, and sleeping-sickness.
American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick | Jane A. DelanoThe chief cause of amoebic dysentery in the Philippines has undoubtedly been infected drinking water.
The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) | Dean Conant Worcester
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