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dysentery
1. Any of various intestinal inflammations characterized by abnormal pain and intense diarrhea.
2. A term applied to various intestinal disorders; especially, of the colon, marked by inflammation of the mucous membrane.

It is characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea with passage of mucus or blood, griping pains, and some fever.

The cause is a bacterial or a viral infection, infestation by protozoa or parasitic worms, or chemical irritants.

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amebic dysentery (s) (noun), amebic dysenteries (pl)
An acute inflammation of the intestines which is usually caused by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces containing microscopic, single-celled, parasitic organisms; resulting in severe diarrhea: "The team of doctors developed a simple mechanism for the purification of water in an effort to diminsh and overcome the outbreak of amebic dysentery in the rural areas of the country."
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