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amebiasis definition

am·ebia·sis (am′i bī′ə sis)

noun

infestation with amoebas, esp. with a protozoan (Entamoeba histolytica) parasitic in the intestines or liver

Etymology: ModL amoebiasis: see amoeba & -iasis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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