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Protozoan vs Amoebiasis - What's the difference?

protozoan | amoebiasis |

As nouns the difference between protozoan and amoebiasis

is that protozoan is (cytology) any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia while amoebiasis is (medicine) an infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan entamoeba histolytica ; amoebic dysentery.

As an adjective protozoan

is of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a protozoan.

protozoan

Noun

(protozoa)
  • (cytology) Any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.
  • Synonyms

    * protozoon

    Hyponyms

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    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a protozoan.
  • Derived terms

    * protozoal * protozoic

    amoebiasis

    English

    Alternative forms

    * amebiasis

    Noun

    (amoebiases)
  • (medicine) An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica ; amoebic dysentery