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entamoeba /ˌɛntəˈmiːbə /(US also entameba) noun (plural entamoebae /ˌɛntəˈmiːbiː/ or entamoebas)An amoeba that typically lives harmlessly in the gut, though one kind can cause amoebic dysentery.- Genus Entamoeba, phylum Rhizopoda, kingdom Protista.
It occurs when a person eats or swallows something that has been infected with the entamoeba histolytica parasite....- 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.
Origin Modern Latin, from Greek entos 'within' + amoeba. |