entamoeba

noun
ent·​amoe·​ba | \ ˌen-tə-ˈmē-bə How to pronounce entamoeba (audio) \

Definition of entamoeba

: any of a genus (Entamoeba) of amoebas parasitic in vertebrates and including one (E. histolytica) that causes amebic dysentery in humans

First Known Use of entamoeba

1914, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for entamoeba

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entamoeba

noun
ent·​amoe·​ba | \ ˌent-ə-ˈmē-bə, ˈent-ə-ˌ\

Medical Definition of entamoeba

1 capitalized : a genus of amoeboid protozoans (order Amoebida) that are parasitic in the vertebrate digestive tract and especially in the intestines and that include the causative agent (E. histolytica) of amebic dysentery — see endamoeba
2 also entameba plural entamoebas also entamebas or entamoebae also entamebae\ -​(ˌ)bē How to pronounce entamebae (audio)\ : any protozoan of the genus Entamoeba

Other Words from entamoeba

entamoebic also entamebic \ -​bik How to pronounce entamebic (audio) \ adjective