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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

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