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Naegleria
noun Nae·gle·ria \nā-ˈglir-ē-ə\
Medical Definition of NAEGLERIA
: a genus of diphasic ameboid protozoans that are characterized by a predominate ameboid stage and a minute flagellate stage with two flagella, that occur especially in stagnant water and are often coprozoic, and that include one (N. fowleri) causing meningoencephalitis in humans
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