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AMEBIC DYSENTERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does amebic dysentery mean?
• AMEBIC DYSENTERY (noun)
The noun AMEBIC DYSENTERY has 1 sense:
1. inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea
Familiarity information: AMEBIC DYSENTERY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
amebic dysentery; amoebic dysentery
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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