| balantidial dysentery | A type of colitis resembling in many respects amoebic dysentery; caused by the parasitic ciliate, Balantidium coli. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| balantidiasis | Infection by protozoan parasites of the genus balantidium. The presence of balantidium in the large intestine leads to diarrhoea, dysentery, and occasionally ulceration. (12 Dec 1998) |