Definition of amoebiasis in English:
amoebiasis
(US amebiasis)
nounˌamiːˈbʌɪəsɪsˌaməˈbīəsəs
mass nounMedicine Infection with amoebas, especially as causing dysentery.
Example sentencesExamples
- The right way to treat amoebiasis is through proper diagnosis and treatment prescribed by the qualified physician/gastroentrologist.
- Drugs in current use for amoebiasis have problems of toxicity and drug resistance.
- Around one in ten people who are infected with amoebiasis become ill from the disease.
- If children have been living or holidaying in poorer countries causes such as amoebiasis or worm infections should be considered.
- Once he had recovered from a serious bout of amoebiasis he re-established himself as a singlehanded doctor.
Origin
Early 20th century: from amoeba + -asis.