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LEC: Clinical Parasitology
Amoebas Names
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Ameba
A motile class of Protozoa equipped with pseudopods
Amebic dysentery
An intestinal amebic infection characterized by blood and mucus in the stool
Cyst
Amebic stage with a thick cell wall allowing for survival of the organism in the external environment
Encystation
Transformation of a trophozoite stage into a cyst stage
Excystation
Transformation of a cyst stage into a trophozoite stage
Karyosome
Small mass of chromatin located within the nucleus of certain protozoan parasites
Pseudopod
Extension of cytoplasm that aids ameba in motility
Trophozoite
Amebic stage characterized by its ability to move and multiply