en·ta·moe·ba  (ěn'tə-mē'bə)  n. pl. en·ta·moe·bas also en·da·moe·bas or en·ta·moe·bae also en·da·moe·bae (-bē) Any of several parasitic amoebas of the genus Entamoeba, especially E. histolytica, causing dysentery and ulceration of the colon and liver. [New Latin Entamoeba, genus name : ent(o)- + amoeba.] |