amoebic dysentery

1. 1.

   inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea

   Synonymsamebic dysentery

   Broaderamebiasisdysentery

Questions about amoebic dysentery

What does amoebic dysentery mean?

amoebic dysentery means "inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea".

What is another word for amoebic dysentery?

Close synonyms include amebic dysentery. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is amoebic dysentery a common word?

amoebic dysentery is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.