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ent·amoe·ba | \ ˌen-tə-ˈmē-bə 
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\Definition of entamoeba
: any of a genus (Entamoeba) of amoebas parasitic in vertebrates and including one (E. histolytica) that causes amebic dysentery in humans
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entamoeba
nounent·amoe·ba | \ ˌent-ə-ˈmē-bə, ˈent-ə-ˌ \
Medical Definition of entamoeba
1 capitalized : a genus of amoeboid protozoans (order Amoebida) that are parasitic in the vertebrate digestive tract and especially in the intestines and that include the causative agent (E. histolytica) of amebic dysentery — see endamoeba
2 also entameba plural entamoebas also entamebas or entamoebae also entamebae\ -(ˌ)bē \ : any protozoan of the genus Entamoeba
\ : any protozoan of the genus EntamoebaOther Words from entamoeba
entamoebic also entamebic \ -bik \ adjective
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The first known use of entamoeba was in 1914
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