Medical Definition of Amoeba

Amoeba: Also ameba. A single-celled (protozoan) organism that constantly changes shape. The word "ameba" is from the Greek "amoibe" meaning "change." Ameba can infect the bowels to cause diarrhea and the liver to cause abscess formation.

QUESTION

Pancreatitis is inflammation of an organ in the abdomen called the pancreas. See Answer