entamoeba
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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
nounMedical Definition of entamoeba
1 capitalized : a genus of ameboid 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
entamoebas plural
or entamoebae\-(ˌ)bē
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: any protozoan of the genus Entamoeba
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