Eukaryote
entamoeba histolytica
Subclass of:
Entamoeba
Definitions related to entamoeba histolytica:
  • A species of anaerobic parasitic protozoa in the class Archamoebae. E. histolytica is the causative agent of invasive amoebiasis. Cysts are transmitted through contaminated food or water.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A species of parasitic protozoa causing ENTAMOEBIASIS and amebic dysentery (DYSENTERY, AMEBIC). Characteristics include a single nucleus containing a small central karyosome and peripheral chromatin that is finely and regularly beaded.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any unicellular, eukaryotic organism that can be assigned to the species Entamoeba histolytica.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Species of parasitic protozoa causing entamoebiasis and amebic dysentery; characteristics include a single nucleus containing a small central karyosome and peripheral chromatin that is finely and regularly beaded.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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