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- Among his discoveries was that nonparasitic amoeba can fatally infect the brains of humans.
- Doctors did not realize it at the time, but he had a brain infection caused by a type of amoeba.
- In one environment there is a giant amoeba shape suspended in a darkened room illuminated by neon light.
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Word Origin & History
amoeba
1855, from Mod.L. genus name (1841), from Gk. amoibe "change," related to ameibein "to change, exchange," from PIE *e-meigw-, extended form of base *mei- "to change, go, move" (see mutable). So called for its constantly changing shape.
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Medical Dictionary
amoeba a·moe·ba (ə-mē'bə)
n.
Variant of ameba.
Amoeba A·moe·ba (ə-mē'bə)
n. pl. a·moe·bas or a·moe·bae (-bē)
A genus of protozoa of the class Sarcodina or Rhizopoda.
Any of several genera of protozoa that are parasitic in humans, especially Entamoeba.
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Science Dictionary
amoeba  (ə-mē'bə) Pronunciation Key
Plural amoebas or amoebae (ə-mē'bē) Any of various one-celled aquatic or parasitic protozoans of the genus Amoeba or related genera, having no definite form and consisting of a mass of protoplasm containing one or more nuclei surrounded by a flexible outer membrane. Amoebas move by means of pseudopods. |
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Cultural Dictionary
amoeba [(uh-mee-buh)]An animal composed of only one cell that has no fixed shape. It is the best known of the single-celled animals, or protozoa.
Note: The term amoeba is sometimes used to refer to something with an indefinite, changeable shape.
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