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AMEBIC DYSENTERY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrheaplay

Synonyms:

amebic dysentery; amoebic dysentery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("amebic dysentery" is a kind of...):

dysentery (an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea)

amebiasis; amebiosis; amoebiasis; amoebiosis (infection by a disease-causing ameba)

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