entamoebiasis

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

entamoeba + -iasis

Noun

entamoebiasis (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) 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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