- amoeba disease
- noun
: a disease of adult honeybees caused by an amoeba (Vahlkampfia mellifica)
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Amoeba — Taxobox name = Amoeba image width = 250px domain = Eukaryota regnum = Amoebozoa phylum = Tubulinea ordo = Tubulinida familia = Amoebidae genus = Amoeba genus authority = Bory de Saint Vincent, 1822 subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = Amoeba … Wikipedia
amoeba — /euh mee beuh/, n., pl. amoebas, amoebae / bee/. ameba. * * * One celled protozoan that can form temporary extensions of cytoplasm (pseudopodia) in order to move about. Some amoebas are found on the bottom of freshwater streams and ponds. Others… … Universalium
Amoeba — Also ameba. A single celled (protozoan) organism that constantly changes shape. The word “ameba” is from the Greek “amoibe” meaning “change.” Ameba can infect the bowels to cause diarrhea and the liver to cause abscess formation. * * * A genus of … Medical dictionary
amoeba — Synonyms and related words: Euglena, adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, anaerobe, anaerobic bacteria, animalcule, bacillus, bacteria, bacterium, bug, coccus, colon bacillus, diatom, disease producing microorganism, dyad, echovirus, enterovirus … Moby Thesaurus
amoeba — n.; pl. amoebae any protozoan of jelly like consistency and irregular and constantly changing shape. Found in water, soil and other damp environments, they move and feed by means of flowing extensions of the body (see pseudopodium). Some amoebae… … The new mediacal dictionary
Naegleria fowleri — Different stages of Naegleria fowleri Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Phylum … Wikipedia
Amoebiasis — Amoebiasis, or Amebiasis is caused by the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica .cite book | author = Ryan KJ, Ray CG (editors) | title = Sherris Medical Microbiology | edition = 4th ed. | publisher = McGraw Hill | year = 2004 | pages=733 8 | isbn =… … Wikipedia
protozoan — /proh teuh zoh euhn/, n., pl. protozoans, (esp. collectively) protozoa / zoh euh/, adj. Biol. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are… … Universalium
Balamuthia mandrillaris — Taxobox color=khaki name= Balamuthia mandrillaris regnum=Protista phylum=Amoebozoa genus= Balamuthia species=B. mandrillaris binomial= Balamuthia mandrillaris Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free living leptomyxid amoeba which is known to cause… … Wikipedia
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|B|60|2|b|50 ICD9 = ICD9|136.2 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 81 MeshID = Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM, or PAME) is a disease of the … Wikipedia
