1. Resembling an amoeba in appearance or characteristics. ... 2. Of irregular outline with peripheral projections; denoting the outline of a form of colony in plate culture. ... Origin: amoeba + G. Eidos, appearance ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-mē′boyd Definitions: 1. Resembling an ameba in appearance or characteristics. 2. Of irregular outline with peripheral projections; denoting the outline of a form of colony in plate culture. Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=2717
amoeboid, ameboid 1. Like an amoeba; especially, in having a variable irregular shape. 2. Of or resembling an ameba, or amoeba; especially, in changeability of form and means of locomotion. 3. Having an irregular or asymmetric outline with peripheral projections, as the outline of a group of cells growing in a nutrient culture. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/108/2