WHIPPLES DISEASE
\wˈɪpə͡lz dɪzˈiːz], \wˈɪpəlz dɪzˈiːz], \w_ˈɪ_p_əl_z d_ɪ_z_ˈiː_z]\
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A disease marked by diarrhea with fatty stools, arthritis, emaciation, and loss of strength, and attended with deposits of fat in the intestinal lymphatic tissue. Rod-shaped bacteria-like forms are present, presumed to be infectious, although no organism has been consistently isolated from patient specimens. (Dorland, 27th ed; from Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992).
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