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amebiasis

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amebiasis: see dysentery dysentery , inflammation of the intestine characterized by the frequent passage of feces, usually with blood and mucus. The two most common causes of dysentery are infection with a bacillus (see bacteria) of the Shigella group, and infestation by an ameba,
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amebiasis [‚am·ē′bī·ə·səs]
(medicine)
A parasitic disease of humans caused by the amebaEntamoeba histolytica,characterized by clinical-pathological intestinal manifestations, including an acute dysentery phase. Also known as amebic dysentery.
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