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Pronunciation: ent′ă-mē′bă
Definition: A genus of ameba parasitic in the oral cavity, cecum, and large bowel of humans and other primates and in many domestic and wild mammals and birds; with the exception of Entamoeba histolytica, members of the genus appear to be relatively harmless inhabitants of the host.
[G. entos, within + amoibē, change]
Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
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