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 

• AMEBIC DYSENTERY (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

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)