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Amoebiasis

An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.

📖 Definitions of "Amoebiasis"

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An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.

🔄 Synonyms of "Amoebiasis"

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Word	Definition
amebiasisnoun	(medicine) Alternative spelling of amoebiasis. [(biology, medicine, uncountable) Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.]
amoebiosisnoun	(pathology) Any disease caused by the presence of an amoeba or other protozoan
amebiosisnoun	infection by a disease-causing ameba

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Amoebiasis"

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Word	Definition
amoebiosisnoun	(pathology) Any disease caused by the presence of an amoeba or other protozoan
amebiasisnoun	(medicine) Alternative spelling of amoebiasis. [(biology, medicine, uncountable) Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.]
amebiosisnoun	infection by a disease-causing ameba
amoebosisnoun	(biology, medicine, uncountable) Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.
amœbiasisnoun	Archaic spelling of amoebiasis. [(biology, medicine, uncountable) Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.]
amoebic dysenterynoun	(medicine) Amoebiasis.
entamoebiasisnoun	(medicine) Infection with certain species of entamoebae, which sometimes causes gastroenteritis, diarrhea, dysentery, and other symptoms; most cases of amoebiasis and amoebic dysentery are entamoebiasis, but they are usually called by the aforementioned names.
acanthamoebiasisnoun	(pathology) A rare infection by amoebas of the genus Acanthamoeba.
entamebiasisnoun	Alternative form of entamoebiasis. [(medicine) Infection with certain species of entamoebae, which sometimes causes gastroenteritis, diarrhea, dysentery, and other symptoms; most cases of amoebiasis and amoebic dysentery are entamoebiasis, but they are usually called by the aforementioned names.]
acanthamebiasisnoun	(pathology) Alternative form of acanthamoebiasis. [(pathology) A rare infection by amoebas of the genus Acanthamoeba.]
dientamoebiasisnoun	(medicine) A condition caused by infection with Dientamoeba fragilis, a gastrointestinal parasite, leading to diarrhea, abdominal pain, and failure to thrive in children.
amebic dysenterynoun	US form of amoebic dysentery [(medicine) Amoebiasis.]
amoebomanoun	(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of ameboma. [A rare complication of entamoeba histolytica, where in response to the infecting amoeba there is formation of annular colonic granulation, which results in a large local lesion of the bowel.]
amebomanoun	A rare complication of entamoeba histolytica, where in response to the infecting amoeba there is formation of annular colonic granulation, which results in a large local lesion of the bowel.
acanthocephaliasisnoun	(pathology) A disease caused by infection by Acanthocephala worms.
granulomatous amoebic encephalitisnoun	(medicine, pathology) A rare, usually fatal, subacute-to-chronic central nervous system disease caused by certain species of free-living amoebae
aeromoniasisnoun	(pathology) infection with bacteria of the genus Aeromonas.
anisakidosisnoun	(pathology) Synonym of anisakiasis.
parasitosisnoun	(medicine) Infestation with parasites.
helminthosisnoun	(medicine) Synonym of helminthiasis.