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Look up: ameba

  1. ameba
    [n] - naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Ameba
    Ameba: Also amoeba. 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.
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  3. ameba
    amoeba noun naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  4. ameba
    (ә-me´bә) pl. ame´bae, amebas a minute, one-celled protozoan. The common laboratory example is Amoeba proteus. The usual cause of human amebic infection is Entamoeba histolytica.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  5. ameba
    amoeba, ameba (s); amoebae, amebae (pl) 1. A single-celled (protozoan) organism that constantly changes shape.>BR? 2. A single-celled organism found in water and in damp soil on land, and as a parasite of other organisms. Lacking a fixed form and supporting structures, an amoeba consists of a protoplasmic mass in a thin membrane, and forms tem...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  6. ameba
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-mē′bă, -bē, -băz Definitions: 1. Common name for Amoeba and similar naked, lobose, sarcodine protozoa.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  7. ameba
    ameba or amoeba (both: umē'bu) , common name for certain one-celled organisms belonging to the phylum Sarcodina of the kingdom Protista. Amebas were previously classified as members of the animal kingdom. Most amebas are very small (from 5 to 20 microns in diameter) and contain a single nu...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08036

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