amoebiasis
amoebiasis · amoebiases
амёбиаз
Disease associated with the presence of amoebasDisease associated with the presence of amoebas.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.
(countable)Any of various such diseases; most especially
Any of various such diseases; most especially:
(countable)An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.
амёбиа́зamjobiáz
More definitions
- infection by a disease-causing ameba
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
disease caused by parasitic protozoan:
Origin
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amoeb- + -From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amoeb- + -iasis.
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Forms
plural: amoebiasesSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- infection by a disease-causing ameba:amebiasisamebiosisamoebiosis
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedentamoebiasis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable