Definition of Entameba

1. Noun. Any of many parasitic amoebas, of the genus ''Entamoeba'', that cause dysentery etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Entameba

1. endameba [n -BAE or -BAS] - See also: endameba

Lexicographical Neighbors of Entameba

entactogenesis
entactogenic
entactogens
entad
entail
entailed
entailer
entailers
entailing
entailment
entailments
entails
ental
ental origin
entame
entameba (current term)
entamebae
entamebas
entamed
entames
entaming
entamoeba
entamoeba histolytica
entamoebae
entamoebas
entamoebiasis
entangle
entangled
entanglement
entanglements

Literary usage of Entameba

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

1. A Text-book of General Bacteriology by Edwin Oakes Jordan (1921)
"Genus parasitic for man: entameba. MASTIGOPHORA. Naked or with membrane. Endowed with definite organs of locomotion, the flagella. Many forms possess mouth, ..."

2. The Principles of Pathologic Histology by Frank Burr Mallory (1914)
"The entameba histolytica measures fifteen to twenty-five microns in diameter. ... The entameba histolytica is commonly sought in preparations made from the ..."

3. The Principles of Pathologic Histology by Frank Burr Mallory (1914)
"The entameba histolytica measures fifteen to twenty-five microns in diameter. ... The entameba histolytica is commonly sought in preparations made from the ..."

4. Tropical Surgery and Diseases of the Far East by John Rich McDill (1918)
"On the other hand, the nucleus of entameba coli is distinctly visible in the living and motile entameba as a heavy refractive ring. ..."

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