acanthamoeba

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See also: Acanthamoeba

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

acanth- (“thorny”) +‎ amoeba

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˌkæn.θəˈmiː.bə/
(US) IPA^(key): /əˌkæn.θəˈmi.bə/
Rhymes: -iːbə

Noun[edit]

acanthamoeba (plural acanthamoebae)

Any amoeba of the genus Acanthamoeba, found chiefly in soil. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]^[1]
- 2007 May 28, Lawrence K. Altman, “Outbreak of Eye Infections Puzzles Officials”, in New York Times‎^[1]:
  They have also advised people to throw out their current contact lenses and the lens storage cases because they may harbor the acanthamoeba parasite.

Derived terms[edit]

acanthamoebal

Translations[edit]

any amoeba of the genus Acanthamoeba

Portuguese: acantameba f

References[edit]

Acanthamoeba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

^ Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.

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