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amoebiasises

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am⋅oe⋅bi⋅a⋅sis

  [am-uh-bahy-uh-sis]
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–noun Pathology.
amebiasis.

am⋅e⋅bi⋅a⋅sis

  [am-uh-bahy-uh-sis]
–noun Pathology.
1. infection with Entamoeba histolytica or other pathogenic ameba.
2. amebic dysentery.
Also, amoebiasis.

Origin:
1900–05; ameb(a) + -iasis
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Main Entry: am·e·bi·a·sis
Variant: or chiefly British am·oe·bi·a·sis /"am-i-'bI-&-s&s/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural am·e·bi·a·ses /-"sEz/
: infection with or disease caused by amebas (especiallyEntamoeba histolytica)
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amebiasis am·e·bi·a·sis or amoebiasis (ām'ə-bī'ə-sĭs)
n.
An infection or disease caused by pathogenic amebas, especially Entamoeba histolytica. Also called amebiosis, amebism.

amoebiasis am·oe·bi·a·sis (ām'ə-bī'ə-sĭs)
n.
Variant of amebiasis.

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amebiasis also amoebiasis   (ām'ə-bī'ə-sĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
An infection or disease caused by amoebas, especially of the species Entamoeba histolytica, characterized by dysentery.
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