| NOUN | state | amebic dysentery, amoebic dysentery | inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica |
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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 diarrhea. | |
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| Synonym | amoebic dysentery | |
| Broader | amebiasis, amoebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiosis | infection by a disease-causing ameba |
| dysentery | An infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea | |
| Spanish | disentería amebiana | |
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