AMEBIASIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Infection by a disease-causing ameba

Synonyms:

amebiasis; amebiosis; amoebiasis; amoebiosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("amebiasis" is a kind of...):

protozoal infection (any infection caused by a protozoan)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "amebiasis"):

amebic dysentery; amoebic dysentery (inflammation of the intestines caused by Endamoeba histolytica; usually acquired by ingesting food or water contaminated with feces; characterized by severe diarrhea)

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