amoebiasis
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Etymology[edit]
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amoeb- + -iasis.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -aɪəsɪs
Noun[edit]
amoebiasis (plural amoebiases)
- (biology, medicine, uncountable) Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.
- (biology, medicine, countable) Any of various such diseases; most especially:
- (medicine) An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.
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Translations[edit]
disease caused by parasitic protozoan
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Further reading[edit]
- amoebiasis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “amoebiasis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.