Definition of Acanthamoeba

1. Noun. Any amoeba of the genus ''Acanthamoeba'', found chiefly in soil ¹

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Medical Definition of Acanthamoeba

1. A genus of free-living soil amoebae that produces no flagellate stage. Its organisms are pathogens for several infections in humans and have been found in the eye, bone, brain, and respiratory tract. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acanthamoeba

acalephes
acalephoid
acalephs
acalycine
acalysinous
acamprosate
acamprosates
acampsia
acanaceous
acanth
acanth-
acantha
acanthaceous
acanthae
acanthamoeba (current term)
acanthamoeba keratitis
acanthamoebae
acanthamoebiasis
acanthas
acanthella
acanthesthesia
acanthi
acanthin
acanthins
acanthion
acanthite
acanthocarpous

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