en·ta·moe·ba ( n t -m  b) also en·da·moe·ba (nd-)n. pl. en·ta·moe·bas also en·da·moe·bas or en·ta·moe·bae also en·da·moe·bae (-b ) Any of several parasitic amoebas of the genus Entamoeba, especially E. histolytica, causing dysentery and ulceration of the colon and liver. |
entamoeba [ˌɛntəˈmiːbə], endamoeba US, entameba, endameba
n pl -bae [-biː], -bas
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any parasitic amoeba of the genus Entamoeba (or Endamoeba), esp E. histolytica, which lives in the intestines of man and causes amoebic dysentery
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