endameba

or end·a·moe·ba

[ en-duh-mee-buh ]

noun

, Biology.

, plural end·a·me·bae [en-d, uh, -, mee, -bee], end·a·me·bas.

1. any protozoan of the genus Endamoeba, members of which are parasitic in the digestive tracts of various invertebrates, including cockroaches and termites.

Other Words From

• enda·mebic enda·moebic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of endameba¹

< New Latin (1879); end-, ameba

Example Sentences

Pyorrhea, or Riggs’s disease, affects the tissues surrounding the root of the tooth, and is accompanied with infection by pus bacteria, and possibly also by animal parasites, termed endameba.

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