parasitic protozoa infectious disease amebiasis A parasitic protozoa infectious disease that involves infection caused by the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica. Amebic invasion of the intestinal lining causes dysentery, colitis or diarrhea. The infection can also spread through the blood to the liver and, rarely, to the lungs, brain or other organs. DOID:11901 DOID:11904 DOID:9181 ICD10CM:A06 ICD10CM:A06.9 ICD9CM:006 ICD9CM:006.9 MESH:D000562 NCI:C84551 SNOMEDCT_US_2016_03_01:105637008 SNOMEDCT_US_2016_03_01:111909004 SNOMEDCT_US_2016_03_01:111910009 SNOMEDCT_US_2016_03_01:154274000 SNOMEDCT_US_2016_03_01:186122001 SNOMEDCT_US_2016_03_01:187278004 SNOMEDCT_US_2016_03_01:282008000 SNOMEDCT_US_2016_03_01:387754006 SNOMEDCT_US_2016_03_01:388759003 UMLS_CUI:C0002438 amoebiasis chronic intestinal amebiasis disease_ontology entamoebiasis