SINCE 1828
amebic dysentery
noun
ame·bic dysentery
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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
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