DEFINITION of amoeba amoeba A large genus of protozoa of the class Sarcodina, in the kingdom Protista, found in fresh and salt water and moist soil. Some species are parasitic in humans, but most parasitic species have been reclassified in the genus Entamoeba. ETYMOLOGY of amoeba greek amoibe (change) RELATED TERMS to amoeba DERIVATIONS of amoeba TABLE definition AS Definition WHERE length(filter(roots, (word) => econtains([[]].roots, word))) > 0 AND file.name != [[]].file.name SORT file.name ASC Query TABLE definition AS Definition FROM #medterm WHERE file.name != this.file.name AND any(contains(this.definition, definition)) Med roots Appendix A Prefixes Appendix B Combining Forms Appendix C Suffixes Appendix D Suffix forms