amoebic

Adjective

Meaning

pertaining to or resembling amoebae

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

amoebous amebous amebic ameban amoeban prime living necessary primary nuclear biological organic integral constitutional primitive
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Antonyms

needless auxiliary minor secondary extra substitute
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Related terms

amoebiasis amebiasis amoebosis ameboma amoeboma amebosis

Phrases with the word

amoebic lung infection amoebic appendicitis amoebic brain infection amoebic colitis amoebic diarrhea amoebic encephalitis

Examples

amoebic dysentery Source: Internet

Entamoeba histolytica is the pathogen responsible for invasive ' amoebiasis ' (which includes amoebic dysentery and amoebic liver abscesses ). Source: Internet

His own health also deteriorated; he suffered from insomnia and digestive problems, underwent a bowel operation following amoebic dysentery in September 1916, and had frostbite in his feet the following winter. Source: Internet

Before becoming pregnant with Tim, Pam had contracted amoebic dysentery and fell into a coma. Source: Internet

During these travels, Hemingway contracted amoebic dysentery that caused a prolapsed intestine, and he was evacuated by plane to Nairobi, an experience reflected in "The Snows of Kilimanjaro". Source: Internet

It is widely believed that he contracted amoebic dysentery but some argue against the likelihood that he could sustain life with a ten-year battle with dysentery. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

amoebian amoebiases amoebiasis amoebic appendicitis amoebic brain infection amoebic colitis