English Explanatory Dictionary

amoebiasis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.
  2. Any of various such diseases; most especially
  3. Any of various such diseases; most especially:
  4. An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.

Word forms

amoebiasis amoebiases amebiasis amœbiasis

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amoeb- + -iasis.

Synonyms

amoebosis

Related words

entamoebiasis
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