Nearby words
amniotomy, amobarbital, amoeba, amoebaean, amoebiasis, amoebic, amoebic dysentery, amoebocyte, amoeboid, amok, amokura
Definition for amoebic (2 of 2)
amebic
or a·moe·bic
[ uh-mee-bik ]
/ əˈmi bɪk /
adjective
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Examples from the Web for amoebic
The chief cause of amoebic dysentery in the Philippines has undoubtedly been infected drinking water.
The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2)|Dean Conant WorcesterAnd I got amoebic dysentery in Louisiana, and got very sick.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyAmong the well-known human diseases of protozoan origin are malaria, amoebic dysentery, and sleeping-sickness.
Medicine definitions for amoebic (1 of 2)
amoebic
[ ə-mē′bĭk ]
adj.
Variant ofamebic
Medicine definitions for amoebic (2 of 2)
amebic
adj.
Relating to, resembling, or caused by amebas.
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