ENTAMOEBA


Meaning of ENTAMOEBA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌen-tə-ˈmē-bə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1914

: any of a genus ( Entamoeba ) of amoebas parasitic in vertebrates and including one ( E. histolytica ) that causes amebic dysentery in humans

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.