| dysentery, amebic | Dysentery resulting from ulcerative inflammation of the bowel, caused chiefly by infection with entamoeba histolytica. This condition may be associated with amebic infection of the liver and other distant sites. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| dysentery antitoxin | Antitoxin specific for the neurotoxin of Shigella dysenteriae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dysentery, bacillary | An infectious disease caused by bacteria of the genus shigella. This condition is characterised by intestinal pain and diarrhoea. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dysentery bacillus | An organism of the genus Shigella which causes dysentery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Japanese dysentery | Infection with Shigella dysenteriae, S. Flexneri, or other organisms. Synonym: Japanese dysentery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamb dysentery | Enterotoxaemia of lambs caused by type B toxins of Clostridium perfringens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fulminating dysentery | Dysentery in which the symptoms are intensely acute, leading to prostration, collapse, and often death. Synonym: fulminating dysentery. (05 Mar 2000) |