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entameba

or ent·a·moe·ba

[ en-tuh-mee-buh ]

noun

, Biology.
, plural ent·a·me·bae [en-t, uh, -, mee, -bee], ent·a·me·bas.
  1. any protozoan of the genus Entamoeba, members of which are parasitic in vertebrates, including the human pathogens E. gingivalis, found in dental plaque, and E. histolytica, the cause of amebic dysentery.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of entameba1

From New Latin; ento-, ameba

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