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\pɹˈɒktəkˌe͡ɪs], \pɹˈɒktəkˌeɪs], \p_ɹ_ˈɒ_k_t_ə_k_ˌeɪ_s]\
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A disease of the rectum, so called by Fuchs, which, according to him, is common in Peru, in the neighbourhood of Quito and Lima, on the Honduras and Mosquito coasts, in Brazil, and on the Gold coast, Ac. It is called by the Portuguese. Bicho, and Bicho di Culo; by the people of Quito, mal del Valle, from its prevalence in the valleys; and in Africa, Bitios de Kis. It is an adynamic, inflammatory condition, frequently ending in gangrene. It has been attributed to bad food, and the use of spices.
By Robley Dunglison
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.