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entamœba|ˌɛntəˈmiːbə|
Also U.S. entameba.
[mod.L. entamoeba (Casagrandi and Barbagallo 1897, in Ann. d'Igiene Sperimentale VII. 163), f. ento- + amœba.]
A member of a genus of amœbas so called, including several species parasitic on vertebrates.
1914Fantham & Porter Some Minute Animal Parasites vii. 147 Entamœbae are extremely important, as they occur commonly in the intestine of man in tropical countries. Ibid. 151 The multiplication of Entamœba occurs usually by simple division into two daughter forms. 1926C. M. Wenyon Protozool. I. ii. 227 Entamœbae are of common occurrence in the intestine of animals. 1962Lancet 8 Dec. 1209/1 The presence of the entamœbae was held to be proven only if the trophozoites could be found in permanent fixed preparations. 1964M. Hynes Med. Bacteriol. (ed. 8) xxviii. 426 Two entamœbæ are found in the fæces of man: Entamœba coli a harmless commensal, and Entamœba histolytica, the cause of amœbic dysentery and liver abscess. |