amoebosis
English
Alternative forms
- amebosis
Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: amoeb- + -osis.
Noun
amoebosis (countable and uncountable, plural amoeboses)
- (biology, medicine, uncountable) Disease associated with the presence of amoebas.
- (biology, medicine, countable) Any of various such diseases.
Synonyms
- amoebiasis (amebiasis) (more common)