amoebiasis

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amoeb- +‎ -iasis.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aɪəsɪs

Noun

amoebiasis (plural amoebiases)

(biology, medicine, uncountable) Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.
(biology, medicine, countable) Any of various such diseases; most especially:
1. (medicine) An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.

Synonyms

amoebosis (amebosis) (less common)

Related terms

entamoebiasis (entamebiasis)

Translations

disease caused by parasitic protozoan

Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿米巴病 (zh) (āmǐbābìng)
Czech: amébiáza f
Dutch: amoebiasis f, amoebedysenterie f
Finnish: amebapunatauti, punatauti (fi), amebiaasi
French: amœbose f
Galician: amebíase (gl) f
Greek: αμοιβάδωση (el) f (amoivádosi)
Khmer: please add this translation if you can
Lao: please add this translation if you can
Malay: please add this translation if you can
Polish: ameboza f, pełzakowica f, amebiaza f
Portuguese: amebíase (pt) f
Russian: амёбиа́з (ru) m (amjobiáz)
Spanish: amebiasis f
Swedish: amöbadysenteri c
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: nhiễm amíp

Further reading

amoebiasis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
“amoebiasis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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