ENTAMOEBA

Meaning of ENTAMOEBA in English

[ent.amoe.ba] n [NL] (1914): any of a genus (Entamoeba) comprising various amoebas parasitic in vertebrates and including one (E. histolytica) that causes amebic dysentery in humans--compare endamoeba

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ENTAMOEBA — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1914 any of a genus ( Entamoeba ) of amoebas parasitic in vertebrates and including …
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ENTAMOEBA — Any protozoan of the genus Entamoeba . Most are parasites in the intestines of vertebrates, including humans. E. histolytica causes …
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ENTAMOEBA — |ent+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from ent- + Amoeba 1. capitalized , in some classifications : a genus of parasitic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENTAMOEBA — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1914 : any of a genus ( Entamoeba ) of amoebas parasitic in vertebrates and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ENTAMOEBA — protozoan genus of the rhizopodian order Amoebida. Most species are parasitic in the intestines of many vertebrates, including humans; E. …
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ENTAMOEBA — n. Any protozoan of the genus Entamoeba . Most are parasites in the intestines of vertebrates, including humans. E. histolytica …
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ENTAMOEBA — n. Pronunciation: ˌ en-t ə - ' m ē -b ə Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1914 : any …
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AMEBIC DYSENTERY — noun Date: 1891 acute human intestinal amebiasis caused by an amoeba ( Entamoeba histolytica ) and marked by dysentery, abdominal …
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AMEBIASIS — or amoebiasis noun (plural amebiases) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1905 infection with or disease caused by amoebas (especially Entamoeba histolytica …
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PROTOZOAL DISEASES — Diseases caused by protozoan s. These organisms may remain in the human host for their entire life cycle, but many …
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DYSENTERY
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ENTAMOEBIC — adjective see entamoeba
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENTAMEBIC — adjective see entamoeba
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ENTAMEBA — noun see entamoeba 2
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PONERAMOEBA — pəˌnirəˈmēbə Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ponēros wicked, good-for-nothing + New Latin Amoeba synonym of entamoeba
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LÖSCHIA — ˈlərshēə, ˈlesh- Etymology: New Latin, from French Lösch, 19th century German zoologist + New Latin -ia synonym of entamoeba
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ENTAMEBIASIS — noun or ent·amoebiasis |enˌt+_- Etymology: New Latin, from Entamoeba + -iasis : endamebiasis especially of a vertebrate : amebiasis
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ENDAMOEBIDAE — ˌendəˈmēbəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Endamoeba, type genus + -idae : a large family of endoparasitic …
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ENDAMOEBA — |end+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from end- + amoeba 1. capitalized : the type genus of the family Endamoebidae comprising …
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DIENTAMOEBA — (|)dī+ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from di- + Entamoeba : a genus of commensal amoebas of the human …
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ENTAMEBA — /en'teuh mee"beuh/ , n. , pl. entamebae /-bee/ , entamebas . Biol. any protozoan of the genus Entamoeba, members of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMEBIC DYSENTERY — Pathol. a type of dysentery caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, characterized esp. by ulceration of the large intestine. Also …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMEBIASIS — /am'euh buy"euh sis/ , n. Pathol. 1. infection with Entamoeba histolytica or other pathogenic ameba. 2. See amebic dysentery . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMEBIC DYSENTERY — noun Date: 1891 : acute human intestinal amebiasis caused by an amoeba ( Entamoeba histolytica ) and marked by dysentery, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMEBIASIS — or am·oe·bi·a·sis ˌa-mi-ˈbī-ə-səs ( plural am·e·bi·a·ses -ˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1905 : infection with or disease caused by amoebas …
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ENDAMOEBA — [end.amoe.ba] n [NL, genus name] (ca. 1879): any of a genus (Endamoeba) comprising amoebas parasitic in the intestines of insects--compare …
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AMEBIC DYSENTERY — [ame.bic dysentery] n (1891): acute human intestinal amebiasis caused by an amoeba (Entamoeba histolytica) and marked by dysentery, gripes, and …
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AMEBIASIS — [am.e.bi.a.sis] n, pl -a.ses (1905): infection with or disease caused by amoebas (esp. Entamoeba histolytica)
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SARCODINE — any protozoan of the superclass (sometimes class or subphylum) Sarcodina. These organisms have streaming cytoplasm and use temporary cytoplasmic extensions …
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RHIZOPOD — any member of the protozoan superclass Rhizopoda. Three types of pseudopodia (cytoplasmic extensions) used in locomotion and digestion are found …
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SCHAUDINN, FRITZ — born Sept. 19, 1871, Rseningken, East Prussia died June 22, 1906, Hamburg German zoologist who, with the dermatologist Erich Hoffmann, …
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