- balantidial dysentery
- protozoal dysentery caused by the species Balantidium coli, with symptoms similar to those of amebic dysentery.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
balantidial dysentery
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Dysentery — Inflammation of the intestine, often with pain, diarrhea, bloody stools, etc. It is usually caused by infestation of the bowel by an ameba. Dysentery can be fatal, usually due to severe dehydration. Treatment includes rapid rehydration, sometimes … Medical dictionary
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Balantidium — ▪ protozoan genus of ovoid protozoans of the holotrichous order Trichostomatida. Uniformly covered with longitudinal rows of minute, hairlike projections (cilia), Balantidium exists as a parasite in the intestines of pigs, apes, and other… … Universalium
