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ent⋅a⋅me⋅ba

  [en-tuh-mee-buh]
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–noun, plural -bae  [-bee] , -bas. Biology.
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.
Also, ent⋅a⋅moe⋅ba.
Compare endameba.

Origin:
< NL; see ento-, ameba
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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.]
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Main Entry: ent·ame·ba
Variant: or chiefly British ent·amoe·ba /"ent-&-'mE-b&/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ent·ame·bas or ent·ame·bae /-(")bE/
: any ameba of the genus Entamoeba —ent·ame·bic or chiefly British ent·amoe·bic /-bik/ adjective

Main Entry: Ent·amoe·ba
Pronunciation: "ent-&-'mE-b&, 'ent-&-"
Function: noun
: a genus of ameboid protozoans (order Amoebida) thatare parasitic in the vertebrate alimentary canal and especially in the intestines and that include the causative agent (E. histolytica) of amebic dysentery —see ENDAMOEBA
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entameba en·ta·me·ba or en·ta·moe·ba (ěn'tə-mē'bə) or en·da·me·ba or en·da·moe·ba (ěn'də-)
n.
A parasitic ameba of the genus Entamoeba.

Entamoeba Entamoe·ba n.
A genus of amebas whose members are parasitic in the cecum and large bowel of humans and many mammals and birds. E. histolytica, the only distinct pathogen of the genus, causes amebic dysentery and hepatic amebiasis.

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