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Definition of: endameba
(en′də·mē′bə) noun
Any of a genus (Endamoeba) of protozoan organisms, some species of which are parasitic on man, especially E. histolytica, a causative agent in dysentery and liver abscess: also spelled entamoeba. Also en′da·moe′ba. [<END(O)- + AMEBA]
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