amoebiasis

British

/ ˌæmɪˈbaɪəsɪs /

noun

infection, esp of the intestines, caused by the parasitic amoeba Endamoeba histolytica

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A better understanding of how this amoeba kills cells might lead to ways to prevent or treat amoebiasis, Petri said.

From Scientific American

Everyone in India has to deal with this, but I coped in the worst possible way: by dehumanizing her and other people like her, ever so slightly, ever so subtly—chronic amoebiasis of the soul.

From New York Times

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