What is "amoebic"

Usage examples of "amoebic".

The body possessed a bellows mechanism for the inhalation and exhalation of air, for which the amoebic body had a need similar to that of the human body.

Fleta adapted to the language fairly readily, and with some difficulty learned how to reshape her amoebic body.

Martian amoebic fever except to get away from Mars at the first opportunity.

He said he had had three cases of amoebic dysentery in as many months on the road.

The overwhelming impression given by the newest changes, between the fresh green glow of her eyes and the amoebic tattoos in constant motion beneath the exposed skin of her arms and legs, was shallow exoticism for its own sake.

Fifth Level of Complexity as far beyond intelligence as intelligence is from amoebic life, or life from inert matter.

The fact that bacteria existed close by was, in amoebic terms, of prime interest but little help.

Herman Fleischer squirmed again in his maschille as the amoebic dysentery gnawed at his guts.

It shuddered, and a curious keening rose into the night, but it needed only seconds to overwhelm Tripley, to suck him within its amoebic folds.

Instead, it gave me what felt like an amoebic version of a caress, then flowed out from under my hand.

The vast bowls of amoebic plasm become steeper and steeper as they reach for one another.

The long train continued with the corpulent amoebic thing rippling with the movement of passage, its innard inhabitants smiling.

It stuck for a second, appearing to be a black amoebic blob, then it exploded, spraying transparisteel fragments into the room.

Sir Leonard Rogers showed in 1912 that subcutaneous injections of the alkaloid Emetine, the chief active principle present in Ipecacuanha usually produced a rapid cure in cases of amoebic dysentery.

It should be noted that amoebic dysentery is a potentially serious condition which requires the assistance of a trained physician.