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AMEBIASIS
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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)