amebic dysentery

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noun Pathology.

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

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Also called amebiasis, intestinal amebiasis, amebic colitis.

Origin of amebic dysentery

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby amebic dysentery

amdt., A.M.E., ameba, amebiasis, amebic, amebic dysentery, amebocyte, ameboid, A.M.E. Church, âme damnée, AMEDS