Disease or Syndrome
amebic colitis
Subclass of:
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic; Dysentery; Amebiasis
Definitions related to amebic colitis:
  • Colitis resulting from amebic infection.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (dysentery, amebic) DYSENTERY caused by intestinal amebic infection, chiefly with ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA. This condition may be associated with amebic infection of the LIVER and other distant sites.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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