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amebic dysentery

noun Pathology.

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

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Nearby words

ameba, amebiasis, amebic, amebic abscess, amebic colitis, amebic dysentery, amebic granuloma, amebicide, amebiform, amebiosis, amebism

Origin of amebic dysentery

First recorded in 1890–95
Also called amebiasis, intestinal amebiasis, amebic colitis.
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Medicine definitions for amebic dysentery

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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