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ramicristate — ra·mi·cris·tate (ra″me krisґtāt) having branching mitochondrial cristae; said of amebae … Medical dictionary
Iodamoeba — A genus of parasitic amebae in the superclass Rhizopoda, order Amoebida. I. bütschlii a parasitic ameba in the large intestine of man; trophozoites are usually 9–14 μm in diameter; the cysts are usually 8–10 μm in diameter, uninucleate and… … Medical dictionary
Lobosa — Lo·bo·sa (lo boґsə) a class of ameboid protozoa in the subphylum Sarcodina of the phylum Sarcomastigophora; most species have lobopodia, although filopodia and reticulopodia sometimes occur. Orders are grouped into two subclasses:… … Medical dictionary
Amoeba — Also ameba. A single celled (protozoan) organism that constantly changes shape. The word “ameba” is from the Greek “amoibe” meaning “change.” Ameba can infect the bowels to cause diarrhea and the liver to cause abscess formation. * * * A genus of … Medical dictionary
Balamuthia — A genus of free living ameba that causes granulomatous amebic encephalitis. * * * Bal·a·mu·thia (bal″ə mooґthe ə) a genus of ramicristate amebae of the order Leptomyxida. B. mandrillaґris can cause granulomatous amebic… … Medical dictionary
Entamoeba — 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 E. histolytica, members of the genus appear to be relatively harmless… … Medical dictionary
Hartmannella — A common free living ameba found in soil, sewage, and water, known to invade invertebrates (snails, grasshoppers, oysters); suspected but not established as an agent of human primary amebic meningoencephalitis. * * * Hart·man·nel·la… … Medical dictionary
Paramoeba — Former name for Entamoeba. * * * Par·amoe·ba (par″ə meґbə) [para + ameba] a genus of parasitic or free living ramicristate amebae, protozoa of the order Euamoebida, having both a nucleus and a nucleuslike body; some authorities… … Medical dictionary
Acanthopodina — Acan·tho·po·di·na (ə kan″tho po diґnə) [acantho + Gr. pous foot] a suborder of ramicristate amebae that have finely tipped, filiform, or furcate hyaline subpseudopodia produced from a broad hyaline lobe … Medical dictionary
Amoebida — Amoe·bi·da (ə meґbid ə) in older systems of classification, an order of ramicristate amebae, protozoa of the class Lobosa, mostly living in fresh water; they are typically uninucleate and have mitochondria but no flagellate stage. A… … Medical dictionary
