Ent·amoe·ba
n : a genus of ameboid protozoans (order Amoebida) that are parasitic in the vertebrate alimentary canal and esp. in the intestines and that include the causative agent (E. histolytica) of amebic dysentery - see ENDAMOEBA .
Similar sounding terms: end·ame·ba End·amoe·ba ent·ame·ba
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