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amebic dysentery

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noun

Pathology.
  1. a type of dysentery caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, characterized especially by ulceration of the large intestine.


Etymology

Origin of amebic dysentery

First recorded in 1890–95

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Display after display recounted the triumphs of medicine while a preventable outbreak of amebic dysentery in Chicago sickened 721 people, killed 41.

From Time Magazine Archive

Uneasiness about amebic dysentery last week continued to harass Chicago Exposition visitors as Winnipeg reported the appearance of a case and New York City the appearance of eight cases, four of them traceable to Chicago.�ED.

From Time Magazine Archive

Flypaper hung over the operating table, amebic dysentery was rampant, and blood for transfusions was in short supply.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week became known the names of four lumber company executives who died of amebic dysentery following a trade convention in Chicago last June: President Wells Blanchard, Blanchard Lumber Co.,

From Time Magazine Archive

Emetin, the active principle of ipecac, which has been successfully used in amebic dysentery, is now employed in the treatment of this trouble.

From How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science by Fisher, Irving

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