AMEBIC DYSENTERY


Meaning of AMEBIC DYSENTERY in English

noun

: acute intestinal amebiasis of man caused by infection with the amoeba ( Endamoeba histolytica ) and marked by frequent passage of thin mucus-filled and blood-filled stools, griping pain, and more or less severe erosion of the intestinal wall and especially the colon

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