amebic dysentery


ame·bic dysentery

noun \ə-ˈmē-bik-\

Definition of AMEBIC DYSENTERY

: acute human intestinal amebiasis caused by an amoeba (Entamoeba histolytica) and marked by dysentery, abdominal pain, and erosion of the intestinal wall

First Known Use of AMEBIC DYSENTERY

1883

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