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Definition of Amoebiasis

1. Noun. Infection by a disease-causing ameba.

Definition of Amoebiasis

1. Noun. (medicine) An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan ''Entamoeba histolytica''; amoebic dysentery ¹

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Definition of Amoebiasis

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Medical Definition of Amoebiasis

1. An infection with the protozoan, Entamoeba histolytica occurs worldwide in areas of poor sanitation. Amoebae inhabit the large intestine, where they cause ulcers and inflammation which can mimic ulcerative colitis. Amoebae can rarely develop in the liver and present as a liver abscess. Symptoms include anorexia, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. Diagnosis is by stool testing. (05 Feb 1998)

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Literary usage of Amoebiasis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1911)
"Intestinal amoebiasis.—The prevalence of amoebic infection of the colon, according to MUSGRAVE (Philippine Journal of Science, 1910, v, 229), ..."

2. Jahresbericht über die Fortschritte in der Lehre von den pathogenen by Paul von Baumgarten (1906)
"Musgrave (119) bespricht Prophylaxe und Therapie der amoebiasis, ... bespricht die Beteiligung des Appendix vermiformis an der amoebiasis. ..."

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