Acanthamoeba - ț̢
A genus of free-living soil amoebae that produces no flagellate stage. Its organisms are pathogens for several infections in humans and have been found in the eye, bone, brain, and respiratory tract.
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Acanthamoeba castellanii - ț̢
A species of free-living soil amoebae in the family Acanthamoebidae. It can cause ENCEPHALITIS and KERATITIS in humans.
Synonyms :
Acanthamoeba Keratitis - ț̢
Infection of the cornea by an ameboid protozoan which may cause corneal ulceration leading to blindness.
Acanthocephala - ț̢
A phylum of parasitic worms, closely related to tapeworms and containing two genera: Moniliformis, which sometimes infects man, and Macracanthorhynchus, which infects swine.
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Acanthocytes - ț̢
Erythrocytes with protoplasmic projections giving the cell a thorny appearance.