Definitions
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- noun any ameba of the genus Endamoeba
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Examples
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Pyorrhea, or Riggs's disease, affects the tissues surrounding the root of the tooth, and is accompanied with infection by pus bacteria, and possibly also by animal parasites, termed endameba.
How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science Eugene Lyman Fisk 1907
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A number of investigators have reported the presence of an animal parasite, the _endameba buccalis_, in all cases of pyorrhea, and it is thought that this parasite may be one of the principal causes of this disease.
How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science Eugene Lyman Fisk 1907
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