entamoebiasis

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noun

Infection with certain species of entamoebae, which sometimes causes gastroenteritis, diarrhea, dysentery, and other symptoms; most cases of amoebiasis and amoebic dysentery are entamoebiasis, but they are usually called by the aforementioned names.

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Meanings

nounentamoebiasis (uncountable)

alternative endamebiasis · alternative entamebiasis

  1. uncountablemedicineInfection with certain species of entamoebae, which sometimes causes gastroenteritis, diarrhea, dysentery, and other symptoms; most cases of amoebiasis and amoebic dysentery are entamoebiasis, but they are usually called by the aforementioned names.

Origin

From entamoeba + -iasis.

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APA

entamoebiasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entamoebiasis

MLA

“entamoebiasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entamoebiasis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “entamoebiasis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entamoebiasis.

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