Definitions
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- adjective biology, pathology Relating to, or caused by an
amoeba .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective pertaining to or resembling amoebae
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Examples
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You risk a painful eye infection called amoebic keratitis, which can damage your sight if it isn't picked up and treated quickly.
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You risk a painful eye infection called amoebic keratitis, which can damage your sight if it isn't picked up and treated quickly.
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Symptoms of the infection - which doctors call amoebic meningoencephalitis - include headaches, vomiting, and neck stiffness, according to the website of the
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She was later hospitalized with what Brevard County health officials identified as an amoebic infection.
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By now you know the Tebow's story: Pam Tebow was doing missionary work in the Philippines in 1987 when she was pregnant with Tim and contracted an illness known as amoebic dysentery.
SplicedFeed 2010
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By now you know the Tebow's story: Pam Tebow was doing missionary work in the Philippines in 1987 when she was pregnant with Tim and contracted an illness known as amoebic dysentery.
SplicedFeed 2010
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By now you know the Tebow's story: Pam Tebow was doing missionary work in the Philippines in 1987 when she was pregnant with Tim and contracted an illness known as amoebic dysentery.
SplicedFeed 2010
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By now you know the Tebow's story: Pam Tebow was doing missionary work in the Philippines in 1987 when she was pregnant with Tim and contracted an illness known as amoebic dysentery.
SplicedFeed 2010
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By now you know the Tebow's story: Pam Tebow was doing missionary work in the Philippines in 1987 when she was pregnant with Tim and contracted an illness known as amoebic dysentery.
SplicedFeed 2010
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One of the diseases caused by Acanthamoeba is called amoebic keratitis, which is an infection of the eye.
Secret Tenerife 2008
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