Definition of amoeba in English:

amoeba

(US ameba)

nounPlural amoebas, Plural amoebaeəˈmiːbəəˈmibə

A single-celled animal that catches food and moves about by extending fingerlike projections of protoplasm. Amoebas are either free-living in damp environments or parasitic.
Many families and genera in the phylum Rhizopoda, kingdom Protista, including the aquatic Amoeba proteus
Example sentencesExamples
- To put this time span in perspective, two billion years ago our ancestors were microscopic single-celled amoebas.
- It must have a flexible structure that can expand and change, in much the same way that an amoeba adapts to its environment.
- The virus lives in single-celled organisms called amoebae and may be able to infect humans.
- Contact with protozoa, the tremendously varied group of more sophisticated single-celled microbes that includes amoeba and paramecium, has also been greatly reduced in the developed world by water and food treatment measures.
- Pheromones are widespread in the animal world, from the single-celled amoeba to human beings.

Derivatives

amoebic

adjectiveəˈmiːbɪk

Approximately a third of cases of dysentery were classified amoebic, a third as bacillary and the rest remained undifferentiated.
Example sentencesExamples
- Fever is the presenting symptom in 10 to 15 percent of patients, and therefore amebic abscess should be considered in patients with a fever of unknown origin.
- Elsewhere, amoebic abscesses are more common, and, worldwide, amoebae are the commonest cause.
- The patterns and motifs are highly complex, ranging from starbursts and amoebic shapes to flowers and birds.
- If you develop an amoebic liver abscess and have not responded well to antibiotic treatment after seven days, or there is a high risk that the abscess may rupture, your doctor may suggest a small operation to drain the abscess.

amoeboid

adjectiveəˈmiːbɔɪdəˈmiˌbɔɪd

Denoting or characteristic of an amoeba.
marine amoeboid organisms
Example sentencesExamples
- Capable of ameboid movement, these cells wander throughout the connective tissue and congregate in regions requiring their specialized function.
- In these he developed a highly distinctive repertoire of weird subjects - strange amoeboid creatures, insects, and plants with human heads - influenced by the writings of Edgar Allan Poe.
- Then, a bridge-like conjugation tube is formed to connect neighboring cells, and the amoeboid cells from one filament move over into the neighboring filament.

Origin

Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek amoibē 'change, alternation'.

Definition of amoeba in US English:

amoeba

(also ameba)

nounəˈmēbəəˈmibə

A single-celled animal that catches food and moves about by extending fingerlike projections of protoplasm. Amoebas are either free-living in damp environments or parasitic.
Many families and genera in the phylum Rhizopoda, kingdom Protista, including the aquatic Amoeba proteus
Example sentencesExamples
- Contact with protozoa, the tremendously varied group of more sophisticated single-celled microbes that includes amoeba and paramecium, has also been greatly reduced in the developed world by water and food treatment measures.
- Pheromones are widespread in the animal world, from the single-celled amoeba to human beings.
- The virus lives in single-celled organisms called amoebae and may be able to infect humans.
- To put this time span in perspective, two billion years ago our ancestors were microscopic single-celled amoebas.
- It must have a flexible structure that can expand and change, in much the same way that an amoeba adapts to its environment.

Origin

Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek amoibē ‘change, alternation’.

单词	amoeba
释义	Definition of amoeba in English: amoeba (US ameba) nounPlural amoebas, Plural amoebaeəˈmiːbəəˈmibə A single-celled animal that catches food and moves about by extending fingerlike projections of protoplasm. Amoebas are either free-living in damp environments or parasitic. Many families and genera in the phylum Rhizopoda, kingdom Protista, including the aquatic Amoeba proteus Example sentencesExamples To put this time span in perspective, two billion years ago our ancestors were microscopic single-celled amoebas. It must have a flexible structure that can expand and change, in much the same way that an amoeba adapts to its environment. The virus lives in single-celled organisms called amoebae and may be able to infect humans. Contact with protozoa, the tremendously varied group of more sophisticated single-celled microbes that includes amoeba and paramecium, has also been greatly reduced in the developed world by water and food treatment measures. Pheromones are widespread in the animal world, from the single-celled amoeba to human beings. Derivatives amoebic adjectiveəˈmiːbɪk Approximately a third of cases of dysentery were classified amoebic, a third as bacillary and the rest remained undifferentiated. Example sentencesExamples Fever is the presenting symptom in 10 to 15 percent of patients, and therefore amebic abscess should be considered in patients with a fever of unknown origin. Elsewhere, amoebic abscesses are more common, and, worldwide, amoebae are the commonest cause. The patterns and motifs are highly complex, ranging from starbursts and amoebic shapes to flowers and birds. If you develop an amoebic liver abscess and have not responded well to antibiotic treatment after seven days, or there is a high risk that the abscess may rupture, your doctor may suggest a small operation to drain the abscess. amoeboid adjectiveəˈmiːbɔɪdəˈmiˌbɔɪd Denoting or characteristic of an amoeba. marine amoeboid organisms Example sentencesExamples Capable of ameboid movement, these cells wander throughout the connective tissue and congregate in regions requiring their specialized function. In these he developed a highly distinctive repertoire of weird subjects - strange amoeboid creatures, insects, and plants with human heads - influenced by the writings of Edgar Allan Poe. Then, a bridge-like conjugation tube is formed to connect neighboring cells, and the amoeboid cells from one filament move over into the neighboring filament. Origin Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek amoibē 'change, alternation'. Definition of amoeba in US English: amoeba (also ameba) nounəˈmēbəəˈmibə A single-celled animal that catches food and moves about by extending fingerlike projections of protoplasm. Amoebas are either free-living in damp environments or parasitic. Many families and genera in the phylum Rhizopoda, kingdom Protista, including the aquatic Amoeba proteus Example sentencesExamples Contact with protozoa, the tremendously varied group of more sophisticated single-celled microbes that includes amoeba and paramecium, has also been greatly reduced in the developed world by water and food treatment measures. Pheromones are widespread in the animal world, from the single-celled amoeba to human beings. The virus lives in single-celled organisms called amoebae and may be able to infect humans. To put this time span in perspective, two billion years ago our ancestors were microscopic single-celled amoebas. It must have a flexible structure that can expand and change, in much the same way that an amoeba adapts to its environment. Origin Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek amoibē ‘change, alternation’.
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