SINCE 1828
entamoeba
noun
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
noun
ent·amoe·ba
| \ ˌent-ə-ˈmē-bə, ˈent-ə-ˌ\
Medical 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 \
: any protozoan of the genus Entamoeba
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: any protozoan of the genus Entamoeba
Other Words from entamoeba
entamoebic
also entamebic \ -bik
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adjective
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adjective
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