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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
appendicitis  
campylobacteriosis  
Cholera Morbus 
diverticulitis +   
dysentery +   
An intestinal infectious disease that involves inflammation of the intestines, especially colon, due to chemical irritants, bacteria, protozoa, or parasitic worms, which results in severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood. (DO)
Enteritis +   
Enterocolitis +   
eosinophilic gastroenteritis  
esophagitis +   
gastritis +   
inflammatory bowel disease +   
mucositis +   
proctitis +   
Typhlitis 

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: Infectious diarrhea ;   infectious diarrheal disease ;   infectious diarrheal diseases
Primary IDs: MESH:D004403
Xrefs: EFO:1001869 ;   ICD9CM:009.2
Definition Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarrhea#Types_of_diarrhea "DO" "DO", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysentery "DO" "DO", http://www.who.int/topics/dysentery/en/ "DO" "DO", http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=dysentery "DO" "DO"

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