amoebic dysentery

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amoebic dysentery

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amoebic dysentery

(Pathology) inflammation of the intestines caused by the parasitic amoeba Endamoeba histolytica

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amoebic dysentery - inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea

amebic dysentery

dysentery - an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea

amebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiasis, amoebiosis - infection by a disease-causing ameba

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The letters to Esquire, even if they were published under the influence of drugs to cure amoebic dysentery, show the author at his self-parodying worst.

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Such unhygienic ways of keeping and serving contaminated food will necessarily cause amoebic dysentery, giardiasis, colic disorders and the rest.