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amebiasis

American  
[am-uh-bahy-uh-sis] / ˌæm əˈbaɪ ə sɪs /
Or amoebiasis

noun

Pathology.

  1. infection with Entamoeba histolytica or other pathogenic ameba.

  2. amebic dysentery.

amebiasis Scientific  
/ ăm′ə-bī′ə-sĭs /

  1. An infection or disease caused by amoebas, especially of the species Entamoeba histolytica, characterized by dysentery.

Etymology

Origin of amebiasis

First recorded in 1900–05; ameb(a) + -iasis

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