nounentamoebae, entamoebas

• An amoeba that typically lives harmlessly in the gut, though one kind can cause amoebic dysentery.

  Genus Entamoeba, phylum Rhizopoda, kingdom Protista

  ‘It occurs when a person eats or swallows something that has been infected with the entamoeba histolytica parasite.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘This is then viewed under a microscope to look for the entamoeba histolytica parasite.’
  • ‘The causative organism responsible for the disease is entamoeba histolytica which exists in the human colon in two forms: motile trophozoile; and non-motile cyst.’