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AMOEBIC DYSENTERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea
Synonyms:
amebic dysentery; amoebic dysentery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("amoebic 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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