amoebiasis

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Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amoeb- +‎ -iasis.

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  • Rhymes: -aɪəsɪs

Noun

amoebiasis (plural amoebiases)

  1. (biology, medicine, uncountable) Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.
  2. (biology, medicine, countable) Any of various such diseases; most especially:
    1. (medicine) An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.

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