Usually means: Parasitic amoeba causing severe infections.
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General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. Acanthamoeba, acanthamoeba: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. acanthamoeba: Wiktionary
  3. Acanthamoeba, acanthamoeba: Dictionary.com
  4. Acanthamoeba: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Medicine (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. acanthamoeba: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Acanthamoeba: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  6. Acanthamoeba: Medical dictionary
  7. Acanthamoeba: Drug Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (acanthamoeba)

▸ noun:  Any amoeba of the genus Acanthamoeba, found chiefly in soil.

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acanthamoebid, acanthopodium, acarpomyxean, thecamoebian, amoeba, acantharian, ameba, acanthophyll, amoebocyte, entamoeba, more...

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Acanthamoeba keratitis, more...

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acanthamoebid, acanthopodium, acarpomyxean, thecamoebian, amoeba, acantharian, ameba, acanthophyll, amoebocyte, entamoeba, more...

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Acanthamoeba keratitis, more...



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