bacillary dysentery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bacillary dysentery
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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In some forms a protozoan, the Amoeba dysenteriae, is found in the stools—this is the amoebic dysentery; in other cases a bacillus, Bacillus dysenteriae, is found—the bacillary dysentery.
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It was mainly what is called bacillary dysentery, for which Epsom salts is one of the best remedies.
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