English Explanatory Dictionary

entamoebiasis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Infection with certain species of entamoebae, which sometimes causes gastroenteritis, diarrhea, dysentery, and other symptoms; most cases of amoebiasis and amoebic dysentery are entamoebiasis, but they are usually called by the aforementioned names.

Word forms

entamoebiasis endamebiasis entamebiasis

Etymology

From entamoeba + -iasis.

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