amoebic dysentery
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Related to amoebic dysentery: bacillary dysentery, malaria
amoebic dysentery
n.
Variant of amebic dysentery.
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amoebic dysentery
n
(Pathology) inflammation of the intestines caused by the parasitic amoeba Endamoeba histolytica
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Noun | 1. | ![]() dysentery - an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea |
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