nounplural noun entamoebae/ˌɛntəˈmiːbiː/ , plural noun entamoebas
(also US entameba)
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.’- ‘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.’
Origin
Modern Latin, from Greek entos ‘within’ + amoeba.
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