amoebiasis

[ am-uh-bahy-uh-sis ]
/ ˌæm əˈbaɪ ə sɪs /

noun Pathology.

amebiasis.

Words nearby amoebiasis

amniotome, amniotomy, amobarbital, amoeba, amoebaean, amoebiasis, amoebic, amoebic dysentery, amoebocyte, amoeboid, amok

Definition for amoebiasis (2 of 2)

amebiasis

or am·oe·bi·a·sis

[ am-uh-bahy-uh-sis ]
/ ˌæm əˈbaɪ ə sɪs /

noun Pathology.

infection with Entamoeba histolytica or other pathogenic ameba.
amebic dysentery.

Origin of amebiasis

First recorded in 1900–05; ameb(a) + -iasis

British Dictionary definitions for amoebiasis

amoebiasis
/ (ˌæmɪˈbaɪəsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)

infection, esp of the intestines, caused by the parasitic amoeba Endamoeba histolytica

Medical definitions for amoebiasis (1 of 2)

amoebiasis
[ ăm′ə-bī′ə-sĭs ]

n.

Variant ofamebiasis

Medical definitions for amoebiasis (2 of 2)

amebiasis

n.

An infection or disease caused by pathogenic amebas, especially Entamoeba histolytica. amebiosis amebism

Scientific definitions for amoebiasis

amebiasis

An infection or disease caused by amoebas, especially of the species Entamoeba histolytica, characterized by dysentery.