- ramicristate
- ra·mi·cris·tate (ra″me-krisґtāt) having branching mitochondrial cristae; said of amebae.
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ramicristate amebae — one of two subgroups of ameboid protozoa (class Lobosa), characterized by mitochondria with branching, tubular cristae; they are typically “naked†i.e., without a test. In this group are the orders Centramoebida, Euamoebida, and Leptomyxida.… … 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
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
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
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