acanthamoeba

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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