endamoeba histolytica

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   the parasitic ameba that causes amebic dysentery in human beings

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Questions about endamoeba histolytica

What does endamoeba histolytica mean?

endamoeba histolytica means "the parasitic ameba that causes amebic dysentery in human beings".

Is endamoeba histolytica a common word?

endamoeba histolytica is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.