amœbic

See also: amoebic

English

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amœb- +‎ -ic.

Adjective

amœbic (not comparable)

  1. Obsolete form of amoebic.
    • 1907, Ludvig Hektoen, chapter I, in Modern Medicine, volume II, Lea Brothers & Co., page 19:
      Important infectious diseases in man and animals are caused by protozoa; e.g., malaria, amœbic dysentery, trypanosomiasis, piroplasmosis, and possibly yellow and scarlet fever.
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