amoebosis

English

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Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amoeb- +‎ -osis.

Noun

amoebosis (countable and uncountable, plural amoeboses)

  1. (biology, medicine, uncountable) Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.
  2. (biology, medicine, countable) Any of various such diseases.

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