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Noun: amebiasis  ,a-mi'bI-u-sis
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: amoebiasis)
  1. Infection by a disease-causing ameba
    "Travelers to certain regions are at risk of contracting amebiasis from contaminated water";
    - amoebiasis, amebiosis [N. Amer], amoebiosis

Type of: protozoal infection

Encyclopedia: Amebiasis