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单词 entamoeba
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Definition of entamoeba in English:

entamoeba

(US entameba)
nounPlural entamoebas, Plural entamoebaeˌɛntəˈmiːbəˌen(t)əˈmēbə
  • An amoeba that typically lives harmlessly in the gut, though one kind can cause amoebic dysentery.

    Genus Entamoeba, phylum Rhizopoda, kingdom Protista

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is then viewed under a microscope to look for the entamoeba histolytica parasite.
    • The causative organism responsible for the disease is entamoeba histolytica which exists in the human colon in two forms: motile trophozoile; and non-motile cyst.
    • It occurs when a person eats or swallows something that has been infected with the entamoeba histolytica parasite.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek entos 'within' + amoeba.

 
 

Definition of entamoeba in US English:

entamoeba

(also entameba)
nounˌen(t)əˈmēbə
  • An amoeba that typically lives harmlessly in the gut, though one kind can cause amoebic dysentery.

    Genus Entamoeba, phylum Rhizopoda, kingdom Protista

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The causative organism responsible for the disease is entamoeba histolytica which exists in the human colon in two forms: motile trophozoile; and non-motile cyst.
    • This is then viewed under a microscope to look for the entamoeba histolytica parasite.
    • It occurs when a person eats or swallows something that has been infected with the entamoeba histolytica parasite.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek entos ‘within’ + amoeba.

 
 
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