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