acanthamoeba
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See also: Acanthamoeba
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Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
acanthamoeba (plural acanthamoebae)
- Any amoeba of the genus Acanthamoeba, found chiefly in soil. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]
- 2007 May 28, Lawrence K. Altman, “Outbreak of Eye Infections Puzzles Officials”, in New York Times[1]:
- They have also advised people to throw out their current contact lenses and the lens storage cases because they may harbor the acanthamoeba parasite.
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Translations[edit]
any amoeba of the genus Acanthamoeba
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References[edit]
- Acanthamoeba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- ^ Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.