amœbiasisn.
Pathol.
A disease caused by amœbæ, esp. amœbic infection of the colon.
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wormc1000
vermes1728
invermination1808
helminthiasis1811
vermination1818
rishta1834
trichinosis1866
trichiniasis1867
filariasis1879
strongylosis1883
ankylostomiasis1887
tunnel-disease1887
ascariasis1888
taeniasis1896
hook-worm disease1902
Strongyloides1902
uncinariasis1902
tunnel-sickness1903
amœbiasis1905
redwater1906
schistosomiasis1906
paragonimiasis1907
strongyloidiasis1907
strongyloidosis1907
trichinelliasis1907
loaiasis1913
onchocercosis1918
trichuriasis1921
loa loa1923
hydatidosis1925
sparganosis1928
trichinellosis1958
1905 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 45 836/2 Intestinal amebiasis (amebic dysentery) manifests itself in a much broader..clinical picture than is generally allotted to it.
1961 Lancet 19 Aug. 441/2 The inhabitants of Karachi designate the condition ‘Karachi tummy’, and some link it up with the inevitable amœbiasis.
1962 Lancet 8 Dec. 1209/2 Juniper points out that amœbiasis is considered uncommon in the United States.
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