mucous diarrhea
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Diarrhea — A familiar phenomenon with unusually frequent or unusually liquid bowel movements, excessive watery evacuations of fecal material. The opposite of constipation. The word “diarrhea” with its odd spelling is a near steal from the Greek “diarrhoia”… … Medical dictionary
mucous colitis — noun recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress • Syn: ↑irritable bowel syndrome, ↑spastic colon • Hypernyms: ↑colitis, ↑inflammatory bowel disease * * * noun : a … Useful english dictionary
dysenteric diarrhea — diarrhea with mucous and bloody feces, seen in dysentery … Medical dictionary
Isospora — A genus of coccidia (family Eimeriidae, class Sporozoea), with species chiefly in mammals; the ripe oocysts contain two sporocysts, each of which contains four sporozoites. This genus is now known to be closely related to Toxoplasma and… … Medical dictionary
coccidiosis — Group name for diseases due to any species of coccidia; a common and serious protozoan disease of many species of domestic animals and birds and many wild animals kept in captivity; both intestinal and pulmonary c. have been reported in humans… … Medical dictionary
Dientamoeba fragilis — A species of small amebalike flagellates, formerly considered a true ameba, now recognized as an ameboflagellate related to Trichomonas, parasitic in the large intestine of humans and certain monkeys; may be nonpathogenic, but believed to be… … Medical dictionary
Cystoisospora belli — an intestinal parasite of humans that may cause coccidiosis, which is usually asymptomatic but may result in severe, watery, mucous diarrhea … Medical dictionary
digestive system disease — Introduction any of the diseases that affect the human digestive tract. Such disorders may affect the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), pancreas, liver, or biliary tract. A prevalent disorder of the digestive… … Universalium
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