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amoebic

[uh-mee-bik] / əˈmi bɪk /


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Mottled green daubs represent grass; lounging amoebic growths stand in for rocks, perhaps mountain peaks.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

Certain Acanthamoeba species can cause serious illnesses, including amoebic encephalitis.

From Science Daily Feb. 19, 2026

Currently, a clinician must suspect an amoebic infection in the first place and then order a specific PCR test.

From Science Magazine Feb. 2, 2023

Disjointed and tentative against North Carolina's amoebic zone, the Wildcats shot 3 of 14, had four turnovers and didn't score over the final 5:19 of the first quarter.

From Fox News Mar. 22, 2022

The first time he'd gone as an infant he’d nearly died of amoebic dysentery.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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