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    AMOEBIASIS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected form: amoebiases  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Infection by a disease-causing amebaplay

    Synonyms:

    amebiasis; amebiosis; amoebiasis; amoebiosis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

    protozoal infection (any infection caused by a protozoan)

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

    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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