bacillary dysentery

nounPathology.

Origin of bacillary dysentery

First recorded in 1905–10

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Through the summer and autumn many cases of diarrhœa and of both amœbic and bacillary dysentery made their appearance.
The Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt | James W. Barrett
It was mainly what is called bacillary dysentery, for which Epsom salts is one of the best remedies.
In Mesopotamia | Martin Swayne

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