entameba

American  

[en-tuh-mee-buh] / ˌɛn təˈmi bə /

Or entamoeba

noun

Biology.

entamebae, plural entamebas plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• entamebae
  plural
• entamebas
  plural

Etymology

Origin of entameba

From New Latin; see origin at ento-, ameba